 After showing further signs of independence, he was murdered by Ricimer in 461.Ten years later, in 472, Ricimer–who was by now the son-in-law of the Western Emperor Anthemius–was plotting with Gundobad to kill his father-in-law; Gundobad beheaded the emperor (apparently personally).Ricimer then appointed Olybrius; both died, surprisingly of natural causes, within a few months.