<Table> <Tr> <Th> Portrait </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Birth </Th> <Th> Succession </Th> <Th> Reign </Th> <Th> Time in office </Th> <Th> Death </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Petronius Maximus FLAVIVS ANICIVS PETRONIVS MAXIMVS AVGVSTVS </Td> <Td> c. 396 AD </Td> <Td> Son - in - law of Theodosius II , proclaimed himself emperor with the support of the army , after the death of Valentinian III . Not recognized by the Eastern Empire . He appointed his son Palladius as caesar . </Td> <Td> March 17 , 455 AD -- May 31 , 455 AD </Td> <Td> 2 months and 14 days </Td> <Td> May 31 , 455 AD ( aged 58 / 59 ) Murdered , probably stoned to death by the Roman mob </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Avitus EPARCHIVS AVITVS AVGVSTVS </Td> <Td> c. 385 AD </Td> <Td> Magister militum under Petronius Maximus , proclaimed emperor by the Visigoth king Theoderic II after Petronius 's death </Td> <Td> July 9 , 455 AD -- October 17 , 456 AD </Td> <Td> 1 year , 3 months and 8 days </Td> <Td> after 17 October 456 AD ( aged 71 ) Deposed by his Magister militum , Ricimer ; became bishop of Placentia ; murdered at some point afterwards </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Majorian FLAVIVS IVLIVS VALERIVS MAIORIANVS AVGVSTVS </Td> <Td> November 420 AD </Td> <Td> Proclaimed emperor by his troops . Recognized by the Eastern Empire at the behest of Ricimer . </Td> <Td> April 457 AD -- August 2 , 461 AD </Td> <Td> 4 years </Td> <Td> August 7 , 461 AD ( aged 40 ) Deposed and beheaded on the orders of Ricimer . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Libius Severus FLAVIVS LIBIVS SEVERVS SERPENTIVS AVGVSTVS </Td> <Td> ? , Lucania , Italia </Td> <Td> Appointed emperor by Ricimer . Not recognized by the Eastern Empire . </Td> <Td> November 461 AD -- August 465 AD </Td> <Td> 4 years </Td> <Td> August 465 AD ( aged 45 ) Probably poisoned by Ricimer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Anthemius PROCOPIVS ANTHEMIVS AVGVSTVS </Td> <Td> c. 420 AD </Td> <Td> Son - in - law of Marcian , appointed emperor by Leo I , with the consent of Ricimer . </Td> <Td> April 12 , 467 AD -- July 11 , 472 AD </Td> <Td> 5 years , 2 months and 29 days </Td> <Td> July 11 , 472 AD ( aged 52 ) Executed by Ricimer or Gundobad ( Ricimer 's nephew ) . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Olybrius FLAVIVS ANICIVS OLYBRIVS AVGVSTVS </Td> <Td> c. 420 AD </Td> <Td> Son - in - law of Valentinian III ; appointed emperor by Ricimer . Not recognized by the Eastern Empire . </Td> <Td> July 11 , 472 AD -- November 2 , 472 AD </Td> <Td> 3 months and 22 days </Td> <Td> November 2 , 472 AD ( aged 41 ) Natural causes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Glycerius FLAVIVS GLYCERIVS AVGVSTVS </Td> <Td> ? </Td> <Td> Appointed emperor by Gundobad ( Ricimer 's successor ) . Not recognized by the Eastern Empire . </Td> <Td> March 473 AD -- June 474 AD </Td> <Td> 1 year </Td> <Td> after 480 AD ( aged ? ) Deposed by Julius Nepos , became Bishop of Salona , time and manner of death unknown </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Julius Nepos FLAVIVS IVLIVS NEPOS AVGVSTVS </Td> <Td> c. 430 AD </Td> <Td> Nephew - in - law of the eastern emperor Leo I ( and nephew of Marcellinus ) appointed emperor in opposition to Glycerius </Td> <Td> June 474 AD -- August 28 , 475 AD ( in Italy ) ; -- spring 480 AD ( in Gaul and Dalmatia ) </Td> <Td> 1 year / 6 years </Td> <Td> 480 AD ( aged 50 ) Deposed in Italy by Flavius Orestes , ruled in balance of Western Empire until assassination in 480 . Maintained as figurehead in Italy by Odoacer to his death in 480 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Romulus Augustulus ROMVLVS AVGVSTVS </Td> <Td> c. 460 AD </Td> <Td> Appointed by his father , Orestes . Not recognized by the Eastern Empire . </Td> <Td> October 31 , 475 AD -- September 4 , 476 AD ( in Italy ) </Td> <Td> 10 months and 4 days </Td> <Td> Unknown . Regarded as emperor more from historical convention than accuracy , his rule never extended beyond portions of the Italian peninsula and was not recognized by Eastern Emperor Zeno . Deposed by Odoacer , who then ruled in the name of Julius Nepos until the latter 's death in 480 , which formally ended the separate western empire
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Portrait </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Birth </Th> <Th> Succession </Th> <Th> Reign </Th> <Th> Time in office </Th> <Th> Death </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Petronius Maximus FLAVIVS ANICIVS PETRONIVS MAXIMVS AVGVSTVS </Td> <Td> c. 396 AD </Td> <Td> Son - in - law of Theodosius II , proclaimed himself emperor with the support of the army , after the death of Valentinian III . Not recognized by the Eastern Empire . He appointed his son Palladius as caesar . </Td> <Td> March 17 , 455 AD -- May 31 , 455 AD </Td> <Td> 2 months and 14 days </Td> <Td> May 31 , 455 AD ( aged 58 / 59 ) Murdered , probably stoned to death by the Roman mob </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Avitus EPARCHIVS AVITVS AVGVSTVS </Td> <Td> c. 385 AD </Td> <Td> Magister militum under Petronius Maximus , proclaimed emperor by the Visigoth king Theoderic II after Petronius 's death </Td> <Td> July 9 , 455 AD -- October 17 , 456 AD </Td> <Td> 1 year , 3 months and 8 days </Td> <Td> after 17 October 456 AD ( aged 71 ) Deposed by his Magister militum , Ricimer ; became bishop of Placentia ; murdered at some point afterwards </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Majorian FLAVIVS IVLIVS VALERIVS MAIORIANVS AVGVSTVS </Td> <Td> November 420 AD </Td> <Td> Proclaimed emperor by his troops . Recognized by the Eastern Empire at the behest of Ricimer . </Td> <Td> April 457 AD -- August 2 , 461 AD </Td> <Td> 4 years </Td> <Td> August 7 , 461 AD ( aged 40 ) Deposed and beheaded on the orders of Ricimer . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Libius Severus FLAVIVS LIBIVS SEVERVS SERPENTIVS AVGVSTVS </Td> <Td> ? , Lucania , Italia </Td> <Td> Appointed emperor by Ricimer . Not recognized by the Eastern Empire . </Td> <Td> November 461 AD -- August 465 AD </Td> <Td> 4 years </Td> <Td> August 465 AD ( aged 45 ) Probably poisoned by Ricimer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Anthemius PROCOPIVS ANTHEMIVS AVGVSTVS </Td> <Td> c. 420 AD </Td> <Td> Son - in - law of Marcian , appointed emperor by Leo I , with the consent of Ricimer . </Td> <Td> April 12 , 467 AD -- July 11 , 472 AD </Td> <Td> 5 years , 2 months and 29 days </Td> <Td> July 11 , 472 AD ( aged 52 ) Executed by Ricimer or Gundobad ( Ricimer 's nephew ) . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Olybrius FLAVIVS ANICIVS OLYBRIVS AVGVSTVS </Td> <Td> c. 420 AD </Td> <Td> Son - in - law of Valentinian III ; appointed emperor by Ricimer . Not recognized by the Eastern Empire . </Td> <Td> July 11 , 472 AD -- November 2 , 472 AD </Td> <Td> 3 months and 22 days </Td> <Td> November 2 , 472 AD ( aged 41 ) Natural causes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Glycerius FLAVIVS GLYCERIVS AVGVSTVS </Td> <Td> ? </Td> <Td> Appointed emperor by Gundobad ( Ricimer 's successor ) . Not recognized by the Eastern Empire . </Td> <Td> March 473 AD -- June 474 AD </Td> <Td> 1 year </Td> <Td> after 480 AD ( aged ? ) Deposed by Julius Nepos , became Bishop of Salona , time and manner of death unknown </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Julius Nepos FLAVIVS IVLIVS NEPOS AVGVSTVS </Td> <Td> c. 430 AD </Td> <Td> Nephew - in - law of the eastern emperor Leo I ( and nephew of Marcellinus ) appointed emperor in opposition to Glycerius </Td> <Td> June 474 AD -- August 28 , 475 AD ( in Italy ) ; -- spring 480 AD ( in Gaul and Dalmatia ) </Td> <Td> 1 year / 6 years </Td> <Td> 480 AD ( aged 50 ) Deposed in Italy by Flavius Orestes , ruled in balance of Western Empire until assassination in 480 . Maintained as figurehead in Italy by Odoacer to his death in 480 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Romulus Augustulus ROMVLVS AVGVSTVS </Td> <Td> c. 460 AD </Td> <Td> Appointed by his father , Orestes . Not recognized by the Eastern Empire . </Td> <Td> October 31 , 475 AD -- September 4 , 476 AD ( in Italy ) </Td> <Td> 10 months and 4 days </Td> <Td> Unknown . Regarded as emperor more from historical convention than accuracy , his rule never extended beyond portions of the Italian peninsula and was not recognized by Eastern Emperor Zeno . Deposed by Odoacer , who then ruled in the name of Julius Nepos until the latter 's death in 480 , which formally ended the separate western empire
this emperor in the west reigned only briefly i n 472 before dying a natural death
this emperor in the west reigned only briefly i n 472 before dying a natural death
Olybrius
Olybrius