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John VIII Palaiologos

1392 - 1448

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John VIII Palaiologos or Palaeologus (Greek: Ἰωάννης Παλαιολόγος, romanized: Iōánnēs Palaiológos; 18 December 1392 – 31 October 1448) was the penultimate Byzantine emperor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John VIII Palaiologos has received more than 492,781 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). John VIII Palaiologos is the 995th most popular politician (down from 873rd in 2019), the 142nd most popular biography from Turkey (down from 133rd in 2019) and the 80th most popular Turkish Politician.

John VIII Palaiologos was the last Byzantine Emperor, reigning from 1425 to 1448. He was the son of Manuel II Palaiologos and Helena Dragaš. John VIII's most famous accomplishment was his successful defense of Constantinople during the Ottoman siege of 1422.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John VIII Palaiologos ranks 995 out of 15,577Before him are Leo VI the Wise, Maurice, Prince of Orange, Justinian II, Gudea, John I Tzimiskes, and Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba. After him are Alfonso VI of León and Castile, Randal Cremer, Amadeo I of Spain, Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Ptolemy VI Philometor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1392, John VIII Palaiologos ranks 2Before him is Barbara of Cilli. After him are Filippo Maria Visconti, Stefano di Giovanni, Mark of Ephesus, Peter, Duke of Coimbra, Pasquale Malipiero, Alain Chartier, Blanche of England, and Beatrice of Navarre, Countess of La Marche. Among people deceased in 1448, John VIII Palaiologos ranks 1After him are Christopher of Bavaria, Vidyapati, Theodore II Palaiologos, Carlo II Tocco, and Vasily Kosoy.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, John VIII Palaiologos ranks 142 out of 1,301Before him are Simeon Stylites (389), Zoë Porphyrogenita (978), Posidonius (-135), Leo VI the Wise (866), Justinian II (668), and John I Tzimiskes (925). After him are Fatma Sultan (1500), Nikephoros II Phokas (912), Nabonidus (-555), Pope Vitalian (600), Zeno (425), and Dionysius of Halicarnassus (-60).

Among POLITICIANS In Turkey

Among politicians born in Turkey, John VIII Palaiologos ranks 80Before him are Kayqubad I (1188), Samuel of Bulgaria (958), Zoë Porphyrogenita (978), Leo VI the Wise (866), Justinian II (668), and John I Tzimiskes (925). After him are Nikephoros II Phokas (912), Nabonidus (-555), Zeno (425), Michael VII Doukas (1050), Basil I (811), and Constans II (630).