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Isaac I Komnenos

1007 - 1060

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Isaac I Komnenos or Comnenus (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 341,546 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Isaac I Komnenos is the 1,470th most popular politician (down from 1,420th in 2019), the 208th most popular biography from Turkey and the 110th 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 1,470 out of 15,577Before him are Meñli I Giray, Baldwin I, Latin Emperor, John VI Kantakouzenos, Gwanghaegun of Joseon, Manuel Noriega, and Alcide De Gasperi. After him are Charles II of Navarre, Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria, Sultan Cem, Avitus, Gaston, Duke of Orléans, and Musaylimah.

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Contemporaries

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

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Isaac I Komnenos ranks 208 out of 1,301Before him are Gregory Palamas (1296), Pope John VI (655), Ismihan Sultan (1544), John VI Kantakouzenos (1292), Michael I Cerularius (1005), and Dorothea of Caesarea (279). After him are Sultan Cem (1459), Theodore I Laskaris (1174), Alexios III Angelos (1153), Leo IV the Khazar (750), Leo I the Thracian (401), and Anchises (null).

Among POLITICIANS In Turkey

Among politicians born in Turkey, Isaac I Komnenos ranks 110Before him are Andronikos I Komnenos (1118), Adnan Menderes (1899), Süleyman Demirel (1924), Anthemius (420), Turgut Özal (1927), and John VI Kantakouzenos (1292). After him are Sultan Cem (1459), Theodore I Laskaris (1174), Alexios III Angelos (1153), Leo IV the Khazar (750), Leo I the Thracian (401), and Anchises (null).