What the records say
- When
- 476
- Kind
- Coup
- Coordinates
- 44.42° N, 12.20° E
- Description
- overthrow of the last Western Roman emperor
Deposition of Romulus Augustus
Overthrow of the last Western Roman emperor
Odoacer's deposition of Romulus Augustus, occurring in 476 AD, was a coup that marked the end of the reign of the last Western Roman Emperor approved by the Western Roman Senate and the creation of the Kingdom of Odoacer through his decision to adopt the title of Dux/Rex Italiae, although Julius Nepos exercised control over Dalmatia until 480.
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