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Avitus

395 - 457

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Eparchius Avitus (died 456/7) was Roman emperor of the Western Empire from July 455 to October 456. He was a senator of Gallic extraction and a high-ranking officer both in the civil and military administration, as well as Bishop of Piacenza. He opposed the reduction of the Western Roman Empire to Italy alone, both politically and from an administrative point of view. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Avitus has received more than 517,111 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Avitus is the 1,474th most popular politician (down from 1,090th in 2019), the 542nd most popular biography from France (down from 413th in 2019) and the 130th most popular French Politician.

Avitus is most famous for being the first Roman emperor to be deposed by his own army.

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  • 520k

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  • 67.08

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  • 49

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Avitus ranks 1,474 out of 15,577Before him are Manuel Noriega, Alcide De Gasperi, Isaac I Komnenos, Charles II of Navarre, Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria, and Sultan Cem. After him are Gaston, Duke of Orléans, Musaylimah, René of Anjou, Lü Buwei, Carus, and Constantius III.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 395, Avitus ranks 1After him are Dengizich, Hydatius, and Lupus of Troyes. Among people deceased in 457, Avitus ranks 3Before him are Merovech and Marcian. After him are Yazdegerd II, Pelagia, Aioulf, and Proterius of Alexandria.

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In France

Among people born in France, Avitus ranks 542 out of 6,011Before him are Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet (1627), Rashi (1040), William IX, Duke of Aquitaine (1071), Joseph Black (1728), Charles II of Navarre (1332), and Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (1636). After him are Gaston, Duke of Orléans (1608), René of Anjou (1409), Carus (230), Niki de Saint Phalle (1930), Elisa Bonaparte (1777), and René Laennec (1781).

Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Avitus ranks 130Before him are Antoine of Navarre (1518), Pauline Bonaparte (1780), Chilperic I (539), Caroline Bonaparte (1782), Baldwin I, Latin Emperor (1172), and Charles II of Navarre (1332). After him are Gaston, Duke of Orléans (1608), René of Anjou (1409), Carus (230), Elisa Bonaparte (1777), Theuderic I (485), and Childebert I (497).