Ricimer
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Ricimer was a powerful 5th-century Germanic general and kingmaker who dominated Western Roman politics by installing and deposing emperors while never claiming the imperial title himself.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ricimer canonical | 13 |
| Ricimer as magister militum | 1 |
| Ricimer’s regime | 1 |
| Roman general Ricimer | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T543528 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Ricimer Context triple: [Western Roman Empire, militaryLeader, Ricimer]
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Odoacer
Odoacer was a Germanic chieftain and military leader who overthrew the last Western Roman emperor in 476 AD, effectively ending the Western Roman Empire and ruling Italy as its first barbarian king.
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Stilicho
Stilicho was a prominent late Roman general and statesman of Vandal descent who effectively ruled the Western Roman Empire as regent during the reign of Emperor Honorius.
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Avitus
Avitus was a short-reigned 5th-century Western Roman emperor whose rule was marked by political instability and the empire’s accelerating decline.
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Majorian
Majorian was a 5th-century Western Roman emperor noted for his energetic but ultimately unsuccessful efforts to restore the crumbling empire through military campaigns and administrative reforms.
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E.
Genseric
Genseric was the powerful Vandal king who ruled North Africa in the 5th century and became infamous for leading the Vandals in the plundering of Rome in 455.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ricimer Target entity description: Ricimer was a powerful 5th-century Germanic general and kingmaker who dominated Western Roman politics by installing and deposing emperors while never claiming the imperial title himself.
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A.
Odoacer
Odoacer was a Germanic chieftain and military leader who overthrew the last Western Roman emperor in 476 AD, effectively ending the Western Roman Empire and ruling Italy as its first barbarian king.
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B.
Stilicho
Stilicho was a prominent late Roman general and statesman of Vandal descent who effectively ruled the Western Roman Empire as regent during the reign of Emperor Honorius.
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C.
Avitus
Avitus was a short-reigned 5th-century Western Roman emperor whose rule was marked by political instability and the empire’s accelerating decline.
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D.
Majorian
Majorian was a 5th-century Western Roman emperor noted for his energetic but ultimately unsuccessful efforts to restore the crumbling empire through military campaigns and administrative reforms.
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E.
Genseric
Genseric was the powerful Vandal king who ruled North Africa in the 5th century and became infamous for leading the Vandals in the plundering of Rome in 455.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical figure
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kingmaker ⓘ magister militum ⓘ military commander ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 472 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | circa 456 ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle near Ravenna against Avitus (456)
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Naval battle off Corsica against Vandals (456) ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| citizenship | Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| conflict | power struggles in the Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf |
Anthemius
ⓘ
Genseric ⓘ
surface form:
Gaiseric
Leo I ⓘ
surface form:
Leo I the Thracian
Libius Severus ⓘ Majorian ⓘ |
| controlledInstitution |
Western Roman Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Roman imperial court
|
| countryOfService | Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 405 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 18 August 472 ⓘ |
| deposedEmperor |
Avitus
ⓘ
Majorian ⓘ |
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Suebi
ⓘ
Goths ⓘ
surface form:
Visigoths
|
| ethnicity | Germanic ⓘ |
| father | Rechila or a Suebic noble related to the Visigothic royal house ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | decline of the Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| influenced | succession of Western Roman emperors ⓘ |
| installedEmperor |
Anthemius
ⓘ
Avitus ⓘ Libius Severus ⓘ Majorian ⓘ |
| militaryRank | magister militum per Italiam ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dominating Western Roman politics in the mid-5th century
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installing and deposing Western Roman emperors ⓘ never claiming the imperial title himself ⓘ |
| occupation |
general
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| opposedEmperor | Anthemius ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Rome ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
magister militum of the Western Roman Empire
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patricius of the Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| powerBase | Italian army of the Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| religion |
Arianism
ⓘ
surface form:
Arian Christianity
|
| residence |
Ravenna
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ |
| spouse | daughter of Emperor Anthemius ⓘ |
| title | patricius ⓘ |
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Subject: Ricimer Description of subject: Ricimer was a powerful 5th-century Germanic general and kingmaker who dominated Western Roman politics by installing and deposing emperors while never claiming the imperial title himself.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.