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Libius Severus is declared emperor of the Western Roman Empire. The real power is in the hands of the magister militum Ricimer.
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Libius Severus
Western Roman emperor from 461 to 465
Libius Severus, sometimes enumerated as Severus III, was Western Roman emperor from November 19, 461 to his death on November 14, 465. A native of Lucania, Severus was the fourth of the so-called "Shadow Emperors" who followed the deposition of the Valentinianic dynasty in 455.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Western half of the Roman Empire
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Ricimer
General and ruler of the Western Roman Empire (c. 418–472)
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November 19
Day of the year
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