475

475 (CDLXXV) was a common year beginning on a Monday of the Julian calendar, in force on that date.

In the Roman Empire, the year was named the year of Zeno's consulship without a colleague, or less commonly, as 1228 Ab urbe condita, acquiring its name as 475 at the beginning of the Middle Ages, when the anno Domini was established.

Events

• Rómulo Augusto is appointed Roman Emperor of the West, will be the last.
• Eurico returns Provence to Rome in exchange for the total independence of the Visigoth kingdom. The Gauls are divided into burgundians, alamanes and roars.

Deaths

• Meroveo, king of the saline francs.