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Majorian

420 - 461

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Majorian (Latin: Iulius Valerius Maiorianus; c. 420 – Tortona, 7 August 461) was the Western Roman emperor from 457 to 461. A prominent commander in the Western military, Majorian deposed Avitus in 457 with the aid of his ally Ricimer at the Battle of Placentia. Possessing little more than Italy and Dalmatia, as well as some territory in Hispania and northern Gaul, Majorian campaigned rigorously for three years against the Empire's enemies. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Majorian has received more than 936,853 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Majorian is the 1,677th most popular politician (down from 1,526th in 2019).

Majorian was the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, reigning from 457 to 461. Majorian is most famous for his victory over the Visigoths in 461, which prevented them from invading Italy.

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Among politicians, Majorian ranks 1,677 out of 19,576Before him are Nicolás Maduro, Lon Nol, Andrew III of Hungary, Romanos II, Nadab of Israel, and Vittorio Emanuele Orlando. After him are Lucius Junius Brutus, Stateira II, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Shennong, Kurt Schuschnigg, and Mengistu Haile Mariam.

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Among people born in 420, Majorian ranks 3Before him are Pope Simplicius, and Anthemius. After him are Libius Severus, Julia of Corsica, Thorismund, Orestes, Valamir, and Rutilius Claudius Namatianus. Among people deceased in 461, Majorian ranks 3Before him are Pope Leo I, and Saint Patrick.

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