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Also known as Flavius Libius Severus Serpentius, Serpentius

Western Roman Emperor (420-465)

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Reign
19 November 461 – 14 November 465
Predecessor
Majorian
Successor
Anthemius
Eastern emperor
Leo I
Born
Lucania
Died
14 November 465

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date of death
0465-11-14
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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. Severus was the first of a series of emperors who were highly dependent on the general, and it is often presumed that Ricimer held most of the de facto power during Severus's reign.

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