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Libius Severus

420 - 465

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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. 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 435,349 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia. Libius Severus is the 1,707th most popular politician (down from 1,618th in 2019), the 636th most popular biography from Italy (down from 604th in 2019) and the 109th 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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  • 49

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Libius Severus ranks 1,707 out of 19,576. Before him are Cyrus the Younger, Tedros Adhanom, Theresa May, Afonso III of Portugal, Arthur Balfour, and Bernhard von Bülow. After him are Marozia, Prince Maximilian of Baden, Munjong of Joseon, Sebastián Piñera, Niels, King of Denmark, and Lazare Carnot.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 420, Libius Severus ranks 4. Before him are Pope Simplicius, Anthemius, and Majorian. After him are Julia of Corsica, Thorismund, Orestes, Valamir, and Rutilius Claudius Namatianus. Among people deceased in 465, Libius Severus ranks 1. After him are Aegidius, and Valamir.

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    Libius Severus

    POLITICIAN

    420 - 465

    HPI: 71.51

    Rank: 1

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    Aegidius

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    450 - 465

    HPI: 65.99

    Rank: 2

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    Valamir

    POLITICIAN

    420 - 465

    HPI: 64.12

    Rank: 3

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Libius Severus ranks 636 out of 5,161. Before him are Virna Lisi (1936), Lazzaro Spallanzani (1729), Tancred, Prince of Galilee (1072), Silvana Mangano (1930), Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours (1479), and Pope Boniface II (470). After him are Marozia (890), Benozzo Gozzoli (1420), Vittorio Gassman (1922), Giorgio Agamben (1942), Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola (1507), and Luca Signorelli (1450).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Libius Severus ranks 109. Before him are Olybrius (400), Andrew III of Hungary (1265), Vittorio Emanuele Orlando (1860), Kurt Schuschnigg (1897), Tancred, Prince of Galilee (1072), and Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours (1479). After him are Marozia (890), Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia (1701), Galeazzo Ciano (1903), Desiderius (710), Catherine Cornaro (1454), and Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies (1810).

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