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Gundobad (nephew of Ricimer) nominates Glycerius as emperor of the Western Roman Empire.

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Gundobad

King of the Burgundians (c. 452–516 AD)

Gundobad was King of the Burgundians (473–516), succeeding his father Gundioc of Burgundy. Previous to this, he had been a patrician of the moribund Western Roman Empire in 472–473, three years before its collapse, succeeding his uncle Ricimer. He is perhaps best known today as…
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Ricimer

General and ruler of the Western Roman Empire (c. 418–472)

Ricimer was a Romanized Germanic general, who ruled the remaining territory of the Western Roman Empire from 456 after defeating Avitus, until his death in 472, with a brief interlude in which he contested power with Procopius Anthemius. Deriving his power from his position as…
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Glycerius

Western Roman emperor from 473 to 474

Glycerius was Roman emperor of the West from 473 to 474. He served as comes domesticorum during the reign of Olybrius, until Olybrius died in November 472. After a four-month interregnum, Glycerius was proclaimed as emperor in March 473 by Gundobad, the magister militum and…
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Western Roman Empire

Western half of the Roman Empire

In modern historiography, the Western Roman Empire was the western provinces of the Roman Empire, collectively, during any period in which they were administered separately from the eastern provinces by a separate, independent imperial court. Particularly during the period from…
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March 3

Day of the year

March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 303 days remain until the end of the year.
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