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Ricimer [a] ( / ˈrɪsɪmər / RISS-im-ər, Latin: [ˈrɪkɪmɛr]; c. 418 – 19 August 472) was a Romanized Germanic general who effectively ruled the remaining territory of the Western Roman Empire from 456 after defeating Avitus, [3] until his death in 472, with a brief interlude in which he contested power with Anthemius.
Flavius Ricimer. Died: Aug. 18, 472. Ricimer (died Aug. 18, 472) was a general who acted as kingmaker in the Western Roman Empire from 456 to 472. Ricimer’s father was a chief of the Suebi (a Germanic people) and his mother was a Visigothic princess. Early in his military career he befriended the future emperor Majorian.
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Oct 3, 2005 · "Ricimer", "Richomer" Birthdate: circa 405: Birthplace: Germany: Death: August 18, 472 (62-71) Immediate Family: Son of NN NN, Chief of the Suevi and Princess of the Visigoths N.N. Husband of Alypia Father of Aunemundus Brother of Sister of Ricimer Half brother of Requiario or Rechiar, King of the Sueben and Flavia Visigoten, der
Little is known about the Suebi who crossed the Rhine on the night of 31 December 406 AD and entered the Roman Empire. It is speculated that these Suevi are the same group as the Quadi, who are mentioned in early writings as living north of the middle Danube, in what is now lower Austria and western Slovakia, [3] [4] and who played an important part in the Germanic Wars of the 2nd century ...
Rechiar himself is captured and executed by Theodoric. The defeat is a heavy blow for the Suevi, and the advent of Ricimer as the new Suevi-Visigoth magister militum of the Western Roman empire does not help them. 456 - 457: Aioulf / Agiwulf / Agriwulf: Origins obscure and accounts vary greatly on his short reign. 456 - 457
Rechila [1] (died 448) was the Suevic king of Galicia from 438 until his death. There are few primary sources for his life, but Hydatius was a contemporary Christian (non- Arian) chronicler in Galicia . When his father, Hermeric, turned ill in 438, he retired from active political life (dying in 441) and handed the reins of government and the ...
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has posited that Ricimer’s revolt was a reaction to Avitus’alliance with Theoderic, who had recently massacred the Sueves,14 a people in which Ricimer’s father had been a member of the royal family.15 However, MacGeorge has argued that Ricimer’s attachment to his Suevi brethren was tenuous at best
