Who deposed Romulus Augustulus in 476?

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In 476, the German chieftain Odoacer deposed Romulus Augustulus, the last Western Roman emperor.123

Following a mutiny by his troops, Odoacer captured and executed Romulus Augustulus’s father, the Roman general Orestes, in August 476. Odoacer then deposed the young Romulus Augustulus at Ravenna. Unlike his father, Romulus Augustulus was spared due to his youth; Odoacer granted him a pension and sent him to live with relatives in Campania. This event is traditionally recognized by historians as the end of the Western Roman Empire.14532