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Leo II

467 - 474

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Leo II (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 8,617 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Leo II is the 2,703rd most popular politician (down from 1,445th in 2019).

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

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  • 63.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 48

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  • 5.79

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  • 4.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Leo II ranks 2,703 out of 15,577. Before him are Ahmad Shah Qajar, Spitamenes, Valentina Visconti, Duchess of Orléans, Telamon, Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner, and Longqing Emperor. After him are Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Emperor Nintoku, Valdemar III of Denmark, Fausta, John Buchan, and Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia.

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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.

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