RELIGIOUS FIGURE

George Sphrantzes

1401 - 1477

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George Sphrantzes, also Phrantzes or Phrantza (Greek: Γεώργιος Σφραντζῆς or Φραντζῆς; 30 August 1401 – c. 1478), was a late Byzantine Greek historian and Imperial courtier. He was an attendant to Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos, protovestiarites ("Lord of the Imperial Wardrobe") under John VIII Palaiologos, and a close confidant to Constantine XI Palaiologos, the last Byzantine emperor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Sphrantzes has received more than 127,604 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. George Sphrantzes is the 1,523rd most popular religious figure (down from 1,284th in 2019), the 596th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 621st in 2019) and the 93rd most popular Turkish Religious Figure.

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  • 130k

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  • 55.33

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, George Sphrantzes ranks 1,523 out of 3,187. Before him are Madeleine Sophie Barat, Mamertus, Vinko Puljić, Eunomius of Cyzicus, Hugh of Châteauneuf, and Marko Krizin. After him are Georg Gänswein, Laura Montoya, Kartir, Eulogius of Córdoba, Jerzy Radziwiłł, and Peter Schöffer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1401, George Sphrantzes ranks 13. Before him are Charles I, Duke of Bourbon, Albert III, Duke of Bavaria, Maria of Castile, Queen of Aragon, Stephen Zápolya, Badi' al-Zaman Mirza, and Koca Davud Pasha. After him are Mesih Pasha, Jorge Álvares, Pero Escobar, Adolph VIII, Count of Holstein, and Henricus Martellus Germanus. Among people deceased in 1477, George Sphrantzes ranks 4. Before him are Charles the Bold, Francesco del Cossa, and John VIII, Count of Vendôme.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, George Sphrantzes ranks 596 out of 1,347. Before him are Anicia Juliana (462), Mehmed Orhan (1909), Cleomedes (110), Magali Noël (1931), Justinian (525), and Eunomius of Cyzicus (335). After him are Alexios IV of Trebizond (1382), Princess Fahrelnissa Zeid (1901), Michael the Syrian (1126), Mesut Yılmaz (1947), Lefter Küçükandonyadis (1924), and Ada of Caria (-400).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Türkiye

Among religious figures born in Türkiye, George Sphrantzes ranks 93. Before him are Agathius (300), Severus of Antioch (456), Modestus of Jerusalem (537), Kadi Burhan al-Din (1345), Thaddeus of Edessa (100), and Eunomius of Cyzicus (335). After him are Michael the Syrian (1126), Alexander of Jerusalem (200), Tychicus (null), Saint Domnius (300), Aulus Licinius Archias (-121), and Peter of Sebaste (345).

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