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Hormizd I

250 - 273

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Hormizd-Ardashir, better known by his dynastic name of Hormizd I (also spelled Hormozd I or Ohrmazd I; Middle Persian: 𐭠𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭬𐭦𐭣), was the third Sasanian King of Kings (shahanshah) of Iran, who ruled from May 270 to June 271. He was the third-born son of Shapur I (r. 240–270), under whom he was governor-king of Armenia, and also took part in his father's wars against the Roman Empire. Hormizd I's brief time as ruler of Iran was largely uneventful. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hormizd I has received more than 155,982 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Hormizd I is the 2,581st most popular politician (up from 2,763rd in 2019), the 883rd most popular biography from Italy (up from 936th in 2019) and the 177th most popular Italian Politician.

Hormizd I was the founder of the Sassanian dynasty in Persia. He is most famous for his military campaigns against Rome.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hormizd I ranks 2,581 out of 19,576Before him are Köprülüzade Fazıl Ahmed Pasha, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, Moinuddin Chishti, Victoire of France, Nyuserre Ini, and Dagobert II. After him are Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria, Chryseis, Antigonus II Mattathias, Louis, Duke of Orléans, Juan Manuel Santos, and Bartolomeo Eustachi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 250, Hormizd I ranks 13Before him are Saint Florian, Pope Miltiades, Carinus, Pope Marcellinus, Pope Alexander I of Alexandria, and Pope Eusebius. After him are Bahram I, Heliodorus of Emesa, Postumus, Tetricus I, Bahram II, and Donatus Magnus. Among people deceased in 273, Hormizd I ranks 2Before him is Saint Valentine. After him are Vaballathus, and Cassius Longinus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Hormizd I ranks 883 out of 5,161Before him are Tommaso Buscetta (1928), Fabio Cannavaro (1973), Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1797), Isabella d'Este (1474), Gian Maria Volonté (1933), and Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus (-102). After him are Luciano Spalletti (1959), Bartolomeo Eustachi (1500), Francesco II Sforza (1495), Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (1587), Alessandro Allori (1535), and Francesco Cavalli (1602).

Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Hormizd I ranks 177Before him are Marcus Claudius Tacitus (200), Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary (1776), Pupienus (170), Lentulus Batiatus (-200), Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1797), and Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus (-102). After him are Bartolomeo Eustachi (1500), Francesco II Sforza (1495), Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (1587), Ladislaus of Naples (1377), Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo (5), and Beatrice of Naples (1457).