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Libius Severus

420 - 465

Libius Severus

Libius Severus (died 14 November 465), sometimes enumerated as Severus III, was Western Roman emperor from 461 to his death in 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. He ruled for just under four years, attaining the throne after his predecessor, Majorian, was overthrown by his magister militum, Ricimer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Libius Severus has received more than 389,914 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Libius Severus is the 1,623rd most popular politician (down from 1,324th in 2019), the 606th most popular biography from Italy (down from 544th in 2019) and the 101st most popular Italian Politician.

Libius Severus was a Roman emperor who ruled for a short time in the year 193. He is most famous for being the first emperor to convert to Christianity.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Libius Severus ranks 1,623 out of 15,577. Before him are Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria, Henry, King of Portugal, Alaric II, Uzziah, Olybrius, and Celâl Bayar. After him are Crazy Horse, Pharamond, Ptolemy IX Lathyros, Empress Lü, Axel Oxenstierna, and Josef Kramer.

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HPI: 66.61
Rank: 1,617
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HPI: 66.57
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Libius Severus
420 - 465
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 1,623
Crazy Horse
1840 - 1877
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 1,624
Pharamond
370 - 427
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 1,625
Ptolemy IX Lathyros
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HPI: 66.55
Rank: 1,626
Empress Lü
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HPI: 66.55
Rank: 1,627
Axel Oxenstierna
1583 - 1654
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 1,628
Josef Kramer
1906 - 1945
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 1,629

Contemporaries

Among people born in 420, Libius Severus ranks 5. Before him are Pope Simplicius, Anthemius, Orestes, and Majorian. After him are Julia of Corsica, Thorismund, Valamir, and Rutilius Claudius Namatianus. Among people deceased in 465, Libius Severus ranks 1. After him are Aegidius and Valamir.