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Helena Dragaš

1372 - 1450

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Helena Dragaš (Serbian: Јелена Драгаш, romanized: Jelena Dragaš; Greek: Ἑλένη Δραγάση, romanized: Helénē Dragásē; c. 1372 – 23 March 1450) was the empress consort of Byzantine emperor Manuel II Palaiologos and mother of the last two emperors, John VIII Palaiologos and Constantine XI Palaiologos. She served as interim regent of the Byzantine empire after the death of her son John VIII in 1448 until the enthronement of her son Constantine XI in 1449. Later in life she became a nun. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Helena Dragaš has received more than 176,123 page views. Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Helena Dragaš is the 178th most popular companion (down from 156th in 2019).

Helena Dragas is most famous for being the first female president of the University of Pittsburgh.

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  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.32

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  • 2.00

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Among companions, Helena Dragaš ranks 178 out of 784. Before her are Julia, Isabella of Angoulême, Wahshi ibn Harb, Barbara Radziwiłł, Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies, and Isabella of Portugal, Queen of Castile. After her are Royal Noble Consort Huibin Jang, Shahnaz Pahlavi, Eleanor of Provence, Hoelun, Blanche of Burgundy, and Empress Kōjun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1372, Helena Dragaš ranks 3. Before her are Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani, and Louis I, Duke of Orléans. After her are Olivera Despina, Elizabeth Granowska, and Al-Salih Hajji. Among people deceased in 1450, Helena Dragaš ranks 3. Before her are Sejong the Great, and Agnès Sorel. After her are Abdal-Latif Mirza, Stefano di Giovanni, Basil Valentine, Francis I, Duke of Brittany, Henry XVI, Duke of Bavaria, Leonello d'Este, Ahmad ibn Arabshah, Nuno Gonçalves, and Bengt Jönsson.

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