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Magnentius

303 - 353

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Magnus Magnentius (c. 303 – 10 August 353) was a Roman general and usurper against Constantius II. Of Germanic descent, Magnentius served with distinction in Gaul under the emperor Constans. On 18 January 350 Magnentius was acclaimed Augustus. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Magnentius has received more than 309,182 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Magnentius is the 2,459th most popular politician (up from 2,591st in 2019), the 828th most popular biography from France (up from 865th in 2019) and the 187th most popular French Politician.

Magnentius was a Roman Emperor who overthrew Constans and ruled for about six months before being overthrown himself. He is most famous for overthrowing Constans and ruling for about six months before being overthrown himself.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Magnentius ranks 2,459 out of 19,576. Before him are Antiochus VII Sidetes, Qutb al-Din Aibak, Alcinous, Giovanni dalle Bande Nere, Emperor Go-Momozono, and Eumenes II. After him are Ieng Sary, Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Sajida Talfah, Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus, Frederick Augustus II of Saxony, and Pleistarchus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 303, Magnentius ranks 1. After him is Wang Xizhi. Among people deceased in 353, Magnentius ranks 1. After him is Decentius.

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In France

Among people born in France, Magnentius ranks 828 out of 6,770. Before him are Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (1725), Isabella of Angoulême (1188), Félix Guattari (1930), Louis the Blind (880), Henry II, Count of Champagne (1166), and Paul Landowski (1875). After him are Nicolas Oudinot (1767), Joscelin I, Count of Edessa (1072), Louis I, Duke of Anjou (1339), Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (1804), Maurice Denis (1870), and Mary of Guise (1515).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Magnentius ranks 187. Before him are Léon Bourgeois (1851), Inessa Armand (1874), Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu (1766), Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (1725), Louis the Blind (880), and Henry II, Count of Champagne (1166). After him are Joscelin I, Count of Edessa (1072), Louis I, Duke of Anjou (1339), Mary of Guise (1515), Françoise Marie de Bourbon (1677), Georges Couthon (1755), and Paul Reynaud (1878).

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