Leo I

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Leo I was a 5th-century Eastern Roman emperor (reigned 457–474 AD) known for strengthening imperial independence from Germanic military influence and for commissioning the massive expedition against the Vandals.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Leo I canonical 28
Leo I the Thracian 19
Eastern Roman emperor Leo I 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine emperor ⓘ
Eastern Roman emperor ⓘ
human ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Leo the Thracian ⓘ
appointedBy Aspar ⓘ
burialPlace Church of the Holy Apostles ⓘ
capitalDuringReign Constantinople ⓘ
child Ariadne ⓘ
Leontia ⓘ
chronologicalPlacement 5th century ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Empire
dateOfBirth 401 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 474 ⓘ
dynasty Leonid dynasty ⓘ
era Late Antiquity ⓘ
fatherInLaw unknown Thracian peasant ⓘ
givenName Leo ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Greek ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
memberOf Theodosian dynasty ⓘ
militaryConflict Vandalic War (expedition of 468) ⓘ
nativeLanguage Greek ⓘ
nobleTitle Augustus ⓘ
notableAction arranged marriage of his daughter Ariadne to the Isaurian leader Zeno ⓘ
commissioned massive naval expedition against the Vandals in 468 ⓘ
promoted Isaurian officers to high command ⓘ
reduced influence of the Alan general Aspar ⓘ
strengthened imperial independence from Germanic military influence ⓘ
notableEvent assassination of Aspar and his son Ardabur in 471 ⓘ
opponent Geiseric ⓘ
linked to: Genseric

Vandal Kingdom ⓘ
placeOfBirth Thrace ⓘ
placeOfDeath Constantinople ⓘ
positionHeld Roman emperor of the East ⓘ
predecessor Marcian ⓘ
linked to: Emperor Marcian
reignEnd 474 ⓘ
reignStart 457 ⓘ
religion Chalcedonian Christianity ⓘ
Nicene Christianity ⓘ
ruledOver Anatolia ⓘ
Balkans ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ
Levant ⓘ
linked to: Levant region
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Verina ⓘ
succeededBy Leo II ⓘ
Zeno ⓘ
successor Leo II ⓘ
Zeno ⓘ
title Basileus ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (52)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Zeno → fatherInLaw → Leo I ⓘ
subject linked to: Eastern Roman emperor Zeno
Julius Nepos → appointedBy → Eastern Roman emperor Leo I ⓘ
linked to: Leo I
Marcian → successor → Leo I the Thracian ⓘ
subject linked to: Emperor Marcian
linked to: Leo I
Majorian → co-rulerWith → Leo I the Thracian ⓘ
linked to: Leo I
Anthemius → appointedBy → Eastern Roman emperor Leo I ⓘ
linked to: Leo I
Olybrius → associatedWith → Leo I the Thracian ⓘ
linked to: Leo I
Glycerius → notRecognizedBy → Eastern Roman emperor Leo I ⓘ
linked to: Leo I
Libius Severus → notRecognizedBy → Emperor Leo I ⓘ
linked to: Leo I
Ricimer → contemporaryOf → Leo I the Thracian ⓘ
linked to: Leo I
Tarasicodissa → fatherInLaw → Leo I the Thracian ⓘ
linked to: Leo I
Tarasicodissa Zeno → fatherInLaw → Leo I the Thracian ⓘ
linked to: Leo I
Zeno Isaurian → fatherInLaw → Leo I the Thracian ⓘ
linked to: Leo I
Verina → spouse → Leo I ⓘ
Verina → marriedTo → Leo I ⓘ
Verina → associatedWith → Leo I ⓘ
Basiliscus → relative → Leo I ⓘ
Julius Nepos → fatherInLaw → Leo I ⓘ
subject linked to: Nepos
Julius Nepos → appointedBy → Leo I ⓘ
subject linked to: Nepos
Augustus of the Eastern Roman Empire → heldBy → Leo I the Thracian ⓘ
linked to: Leo I
Aelia Verina → spouse → Leo I ⓘ
Leo II → grandfather → Leo I ⓘ
Leo II → predecessor → Leo I ⓘ
Leo II → associatedWith → Leo I ⓘ
Zeno → predecessor → Leo I ⓘ
Zeno → fatherInLaw → Leo I ⓘ
Marcianus → fatherInLaw → Leo I ⓘ
Leonid dynasty → namedAfter → Leo I the Thracian ⓘ
linked to: Leo I
Leonid dynasty → hasMember → Leo I the Thracian ⓘ
linked to: Leo I
Ariadne → father → Leo I the Thracian ⓘ
linked to: Leo I
Tarasis Kodisa Rousombladadiotes → fatherInLaw → Leo I the Thracian ⓘ
linked to: Leo I
Aspar → servedUnder → Leo I the Thracian ⓘ
linked to: Leo I
Aspar → influencedAppointmentOf → Leo I the Thracian ⓘ
linked to: Leo I
Aspar → opponent → Leo I the Thracian ⓘ
linked to: Leo I
Leo the Thracian → name → Leo I ⓘ
Leo the Thracian → alsoKnownAs → Leo I the Thracian ⓘ
linked to: Leo I
Vandalic War (expedition of 468) → commander → Leo I the Thracian ⓘ
linked to: Leo I
Vandalic War (expedition of 468) → initiatedBy → Leo I the Thracian ⓘ
linked to: Leo I
Leontia → father → Leo I ⓘ
Leontia → associatedWith → Leo I ⓘ
House of Leo I → foundedBy → Leo I ⓘ
House of Leo I → namedAfter → Leo I ⓘ
House of Leo I → hasMonarch → Leo I ⓘ
court of Leo I → namedAfter → Leo I ⓘ
court of Leo I → hasMonarch → Leo I ⓘ
court of Leo I → reignOf → Leo I ⓘ
Illus → servedUnder → Emperor Leo I ⓘ
linked to: Leo I