Olybrius

Olybrius
Gold coin depicting diademed and cuirassed bust facing right
Tremissis of Olybrius, marked:
d·n· anicius olybrius aug·
("Our Lord Anicius Olybrius Augustus")
Roman emperor in the West

(unrecognized in the East)
Reign11 July – 2 November 472
PredecessorAnthemius
SuccessorGlycerius
Eastern emperorLeo I
BornRome, Italy
Died2 November 472
Burial
SpousePlacidia
IssueAnicia Juliana
Names
Anicius Olybrius
FamilyAnicia gens
DynastyValentinianic
Theodosian (both by marriage)
ReligionChalcedonian Christianity

Anicius Olybrius[1] (died 2 November 472) was Roman emperor from July 472 until his death later that same year; his rule as augustus in the western Roman Empire was not recognised as legitimate by the ruling augustus in the eastern Roman Empire, Leo I (r. 457–474). He was in reality a puppet ruler raised to power by Ricimer, the magister militum of Germanic descent, and was mainly interested in religion, while the actual power was held by Ricimer and his nephew Gundobad.