Ricimer

Flavius Richomeres (Ricimer or Richomer) (c405-472), Magister Militum (456 CE), Patricius (457 CE), and Consul of Rome (459 CE). He was Commander of the Suevian army. He rebelled against the Roman Empire in 456 at Ravenna, deposing the Emperor Avitus. The next four emperors were his nominees and puppets: Majorian (457-461), Severus III (461- 465), Anthemius (467-472), and Olybrius (472).

His parentage is highly speculative. Some modern sources suggest that he might have been a son of Pakimund. However, Sir Anthony Wagner calls him the son of an unknown Suevic chieftain. He is said to have been a brother of Agrippina who married Chilperic of Burgundy. No known children.

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Ricimer (c. 405 – August 18, 472; pronounced /ˈrikimer/) was a Germanic general who achieved effective control of the remaining parts of the Western Roman Empire, during the middle of the fifth century A.D. His power was based primarily on military strength, and he exercised political control through a series of "puppet emperors", whom he enthroned and eliminated.

Marriage

Ricimer was married to Alypia, a daughter of Anthemius and Marcia Euphemia. They had no known children.

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Name: Flavius Ricimer of Burgundy

Prefix: Duke

Given Name: Flavius Ricimer

Surname: of Burgundy

Sex: M

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Change Date: 3 Oct 2005

Birth: 434

Death: deceased

Father: Ermengaire Nascien I of Burgundy

Mother: of the Ostrogoths b: ABT 416

Marriage 1 Alypia of Rome b: 445

Married:

Children

Agrippine of Burgundy b: 467

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Ricimer (? - 18 augustus 472 was magister militum (opperbevelhebber) in Italië van 456 tot 472. Vanwege zijn macht over het leger was hij een tijdlang de machtigste man in het West-Romeinse Rijk, maar zelf kon hij geen keizer worden. Hij zette daarom de ene marionet na de andere op de troon.

Ricimer was van gemengd Suebisch-Visigotische afkomst. Hij was een zoon van de een Suebische vorst, en van moederszijde een kleinzoon van de Visigotische koning Wallia. In het Romeinse leger, dat halverwege de vijfde eeuw steeds meer steunde op de Germaanse foederati, maakte hij carrière. Omstreeks 455 was hij opgeklommen tot generaal van het leger in Italië.

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