- Jan 18 Leo II, age 6 or 7, briefly becomes Byzantine Emperor, being joined by his father as co-ruler by his father on January 29th
- Jan 29 Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire together with his son Leo II (age 6 or 7)
- Jun 24 Magister Militum of Dalamatia Julius Nepos proclaimed Emperor in Rome - rules only until 475 as the last Western Roman Emperor
Gregory I
Gregory XIII
Julius II
Julius III
Leo X
Pius V