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Leo II

467 - 474

Leo II

Leo II (‹See Tfd›Greek: Λέων, Leōn; c. 467 – 474), called the Younger, briefly ruled as emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire from 473 to 474. He was the son of Zeno, the Isaurian general and future emperor, and Ariadne, a daughter of the emperor Leo I (r. 457–474). Leo II was made co-emperor with his grandfather Leo I on 17 November 473, and became sole emperor on 18 January 474 after Leo I died of dysentery. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leo II has received more than 9,302 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Leo II is the 1,457th most popular politician (up from 2,695th in 2019).

Leo II is most famous for being the last of the Roman emperors to rule from Constantinople.

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Effective Languages (L*)
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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Leo II ranks 1,457 out of 19,576. Before him are John II of Portugal, James V of Scotland, Ismail Haniyeh, Ziying, Alexios I of Trebizond, and Carlos I of Portugal. After him are Cyrus I, Mohammad Khatami, Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, Christopher of Bavaria, Margaret Theresa of Spain, and Yeonsangun of Joseon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 467, Leo II ranks 1. After him are Emperor Senka, Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei, and Cerdic of Wessex. Among people deceased in 474, Leo II ranks 2. Before him is Leo I the Thracian. After him is Theodemir.