<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Joannes <P> IOHANNES AVGVSTVS </P> </Td> <Td>? </Td> <Td> A senior civil servant under Honorius, proclaimed emperor by Castinus; not recognized by the Eastern Empire </Td> <Td> August 27, 423 AD--May 425 AD </Td> <Td> 2 years </Td> <Td> June or July 425 AD (aged?) Defeated in battle by Theodosius II and Valentinian III, captured and executed </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Valentinian III FLAVIVS PLACIDIVS VALENTINIANVS AVGVSTVS </Td> <Td> July 2, 419 AD, Ravenna, Italia </Td> <Td> Son of Constantius III, appointed Caesar for the west by Theodosius II after the death of Honorius, in opposition to the regime of Joannes; became Augustus for the west after the defeat of Joannes </Td> <Td> October 23, 424 AD--March 16, 455 AD </Td> <Td> 30 years, 4 months and 21 days </Td> <Td> March 16, 455 AD (aged 35) Assassinated, possibly at the behest of Petronius Maximus </Td> </Tr> <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; most likely lived out his life on a private villa in obscurity . </Td> </Tr> </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>

This emperor in the west reigned only briefly i n 472 before dying a natural death