Leo had to deal with the new threat and decided to set a new Western Roman Emperor to face Geiseric.
The life of Majorian and his reign are better known than those of the other Western Emperors of the same period.
He dyed black his fair hair, for which he was famous, and went to Genseric claiming to be an envoy of the Western Emperor.
Athanasius was an intimate of both the court of the Western Emperor and that of the Pope.
Nevertheless, Romulus Augustus is often known as the last Western Roman Emperor.
After making submission to the Western Emperor, Landulf is not heard of again in the pages of history until his death.
Julius Nepos, the last legitimate Western Roman Emperor, was killed.
Alaric lifted his blockade after proclaiming Attalus as Western Emperor.
Milan was the chief residence of the Western Emperors in the fourth century.
The scene was already set for Charles to become a new Western Emperor.