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Name:  Joannes
Brief biography:  Western Roman Emperor 423-425.
Nationality:  Roman
Occupation:  Emperor
Period of rule:  423-425
Date of death:  425
Place of death:  Europe: Italy, Aquileia

Joannes was declared emperor in the aftermath of Honorius's death in 423, but was not recognised by the Eastern Emperor Theodosius II, who favoured instead his cousin Valentinian III. Joannes was defeated and executed in 425.

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