1438 - Today
Theodora Megale Komnene (Greek: Θεοδώρα Μεγάλη Κομνηνή), also known as Despina Khatun (Persian: دسپینا خاتون; from the Greek title despoina and Turco-Mongol title khatun, both meaning "lady"), was the daughter of John IV of Trebizond and Bagrationi who married the Aq Qoyunlu ruler Uzun Hasan in 1458. She became the mother of Halima Alamshah Hatun who became the mother of first Safavid king, Shah Ismail I. Some older writers refer to her as "Catherine". Charles Diehl has shown that it was based on Du Cange’s misunderstanding of the Mongol title "Khatun" as "Catherine".John IV agreed to the marriage only if his daughter was allowed to continue her Orthodox Christian religion, a condition which Uzun Hasan agreed upon. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Despina Khatun has received more than 99,436 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Despina Khatun is the 406th most popular companion (up from 439th in 2019), the 517th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 542nd in 2019) and the 18th most popular Turkish Companion.
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Among companions, Despina Khatun ranks 406 out of 673. Before her are Henry, son of Robert I of Burgundy, Infanta Maria Anna of Portugal, Natalia Sedova, Abbad ibn Bishr, Suzanne Mubarak, and Sophie of Pomerania. After her are Al-Muqtadi, Agnes of Austria, Lucrezia de' Medici, Princess Christina of the Netherlands, Abigail Adams, and Anne de Pisseleu d'Heilly.
1035 - 1074
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 400
1843 - 1884
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 401
1882 - 1962
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 402
606 - 632
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 403
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 404
1498 - 1568
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 405
1438 - Present
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 406
1056 - 1094
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 407
1281 - 1364
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 408
1470 - 1553
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 409
1947 - 2019
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 410
1744 - 1818
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 411
1508 - 1580
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 412
Among people born in 1438, Despina Khatun ranks 7. Before her are Radu cel Frumos, Stephen Tomašević of Bosnia, Philip II, Duke of Savoy, Sultan Husayn Bayqara, Melozzo da Forlì, and Peter II, Duke of Bourbon. After her are Margaret of Bourbon and James II of Cyprus.
1438 - 1475
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 1
1438 - 1463
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 2
1438 - 1497
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 3
1438 - 1506
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 4
1438 - 1494
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 5
1438 - 1503
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 6
1438 - Present
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 7
1438 - 1483
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 8
1438 - 1473
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 9
Among people born in Turkey, Despina Khatun ranks 517 out of 1,301. Before her are Nubar Pasha (1825), Eunapius (349), Joe Strummer (1952), Mursili III (-1400), Mehmet Akif Ersoy (1873), and Metrodorus of Lampsacus (-331). After her are Stratonice of Syria (-317), George Syncellus (800), Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu (1948), Tchéky Karyo (1953), Mustafa Çelebi (1380), and Devlet Hatun (1361).
1825 - 1899
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 511
349 - 420
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 512
1952 - 2002
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 513
1400 BC - 1267 BC
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 514
1873 - 1936
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 515
331 BC - 278 BC
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 516
1438 - Present
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 517
317 BC - 268 BC
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 518
800 - 810
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 519
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 520
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 521
1380 - 1422
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 522
1361 - 1414
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 523
Among companions born in Turkey, Despina Khatun ranks 18. Before her are Irene Angelina (1181), Anna Porphyrogenita (963), Licinia Eudoxia (422), Agnes of Antioch (1153), Maria of Antioch (1145), and Irene Doukaina (1066). After her are Neslişah Sultan (1921), Artakama (-350), Zein Al-Sharaf Talal (1916), Laodice I (-300), Anicia Juliana (462), and Marcia Euphemia (500).
1181 - 1208
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 12
963 - 1011
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 13
422 - 493
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 14
1153 - 1184
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 15
1145 - 1182
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 16
1066 - 1138
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 17
1438 - Present
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 18
1921 - 2012
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 19
350 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 20
1916 - 1994
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 21
300 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 22
462 - 527
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 23
500 - 401
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 24