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Isaac I Komnenos

1007 - 1060

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Isaac I Komnenos or Comnenus (Ancient Greek: Ἰσαάκιος Κομνη­νός, Isaakios Komnēnos; c. 1007 – 1 June 1060) was Byzantine emperor from 1057 to 1059, the first reigning member of the Komnenian dynasty. The son of the general Manuel Erotikos Komnenos, he was orphaned at an early age, and was raised under the care of Emperor Basil II. He made his name as a successful military commander, serving as commander-in-chief of the eastern armies between c. 1042 and 1054. In 1057 he became the head of a conspiracy of the dissatisfied eastern generals against the newly crowned Michael VI Bringas. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Isaac I Komnenos has received more than 388,863 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia. Isaac I Komnenos is the 1,799th most popular politician (down from 1,466th in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 208th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Turkish Politician.

Isaac I Komnenos was the Byzantine emperor from 1057 to 1059. He is most famous for being the first emperor to introduce the Komnenian dynasty, which ruled the Byzantine Empire for over a century.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Isaac I Komnenos ranks 1,799 out of 19,576. Before him are Charles II of Navarre, Mieszko I of Poland, Xerxes II of Persia, Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans, Hong Xiuquan, and Ferdinand I of Naples. After him are Catherine Cornaro, Meñli I Giray, Bahadur Shah Zafar, Lothair II, Holy Roman Emperor, Celâl Bayar, and Al-Mutawakkil.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1007, Isaac I Komnenos ranks 1. After him are Peter Damian, Ouyang Xiu, Hugh Magnus, and Giselbert of Luxembourg. Among people deceased in 1060, Isaac I Komnenos ranks 3. Before him are Pope Sylvester III, and Henry I of France. After him are Andrew I of Hungary, Chaghri Beg, Emund the Old, Geoffrey II, Count of Anjou, Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir, and Pons, Count of Toulouse.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Isaac I Komnenos ranks 25 out of 169. Before him are Pope Sabinian (530), Briseis (null), Alexios III Angelos (1153), Glycerius (430), Stateira II (-346), and Attalus I (-269). After him are Gyges of Lydia (-790), Phorcys (null), Suleiman ibn Qutulmish (1100), Pope John VII (650), Eudokia Makrembolitissa (1021), and Anchises (null).

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Among POLITICIANS In Turkey

Among politicians born in Turkey, Isaac I Komnenos ranks 17. Before him are Samuel of Bulgaria (958), Briseis (null), Alexios III Angelos (1153), Glycerius (430), Stateira II (-346), and Attalus I (-269). After him are Gyges of Lydia (-790), Phorcys (null), Suleiman ibn Qutulmish (1100), Eudokia Makrembolitissa (1021), Anchises (null), and Seleucus II Callinicus (-265).

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