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Irene Doukaina

1066 - 1138

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Irene Doukaina or Ducaena (Greek: Εἰρήνη Δούκαινα, Eirēnē Doukaina; c. 1066 – 19 February 1138) was a Byzantine empress by marriage to the Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos. She was the mother of Emperor John II Komnenos and the historian Anna Komnene. She was initially heavily overshadowed and humiliated in influence and power by her mother-in-law Anna Dalassene, but after her retirement and death, Irene was able to exert increasing influence over her husband Alexios I Komnenos, and became powerful towards the end of his reign. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Irene Doukaina has received more than 183,108 page views. Her biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Irene Doukaina is the 363rd most popular companion (down from 344th in 2019), the 385th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 446th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Turkish Companion.

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  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Irene Doukaina ranks 363 out of 784. Before her are Miqdad ibn Aswad, Maria Francisca of Savoy, Margaret of France, Queen of England and Hungary, Empress Teimei, Pat Nixon, and Meketaten. After her are Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr, Tanaquil, Mercedes of Orléans, Joan of Portugal, Anna Maria of the Palatinate, and Amestris.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1066, Irene Doukaina ranks 4. Before her are Tutush I, Henry, Count of Portugal, and Al-Afdal Shahanshah. After her is Ilghazi. Among people deceased in 1138, Irene Doukaina ranks 4. Before her are Avempace, Bolesław III Wrymouth, and Antipope Anacletus II. After her are Ar-Rashid, Kiya Buzurg-Ummid, Moses ibn Ezra, and Vsevolod of Pskov.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Irene Doukaina ranks 385 out of 1,347. Before her are Yeghishe Charents (1897), Cüneyt Arkın (1937), Themistius (317), Missak Manouchian (1906), Autolycus of Pitane (-360), and John Tzetzes (1110). After her are Aelius Aristides (117), Callippus (-370), Nicholas Mystikos (852), Eunapius (349), Sezen Aksu (1954), and Artemidorus (200).

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Among COMPANIONS In Türkiye

Among companions born in Türkiye, Irene Doukaina ranks 15. Before her are Agnes of Antioch (1153), Anna Porphyrogenita (963), Maria Laskarina (1206), Licinia Eudoxia (422), Irene Angelina (1181), and Maria of Antioch (1145). After her are Despina Khatun (1438), Neslişah Sultan (1921), Artakama (-350), Çiçek Hatun (1431), Anicia Juliana (462), and Alice of Antioch (1110).

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