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Michael II

770 - 829

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Michael II (Greek: Μιχαὴλ, romanized: Mikhaḗl; 770 – 2 October 829), called the Amorian (Greek: ὁ Ἀμοριεύς, romanized: ho Amorieus) and the Stammerer (ὁ Τραυλός, ho Travlós or ὁ Ψελλός, ho Psellós), reigned as Byzantine Emperor from 25 December 820 to his death on 2 October 829, the first ruler of the Amorian dynasty. Born in Amorium, Michael was a soldier, rising to high rank along with his colleague Leo V the Armenian (r.  813–820). He helped Leo overthrow and take the place of Emperor Michael I Rangabe. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael II has received more than 354,885 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael II is the 1,235th most popular politician (down from 881st in 2019), the 175th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 136th in 2019) and the 96th most popular Turkish Politician.

Michael II was the son of Michael I, who was a Byzantine Emperor. Michael II was the emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 820 to 829. He is most famous for being the emperor during the Muslim conquest of Sicily.

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  • 48

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Michael II ranks 1,235 out of 15,577Before him are Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria, John, King of Denmark, Léon Degrelle, Senusret III, Wanli Emperor, and Martti Ahtisaari. After him are Trebonianus Gallus, Mahmud of Ghazni, Ferdinand VI of Spain, Frederick IV of Denmark, Necho II, and Ludwig I of Bavaria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 770, Michael II ranks 5Before him are Pope Stephen IV, Einhard, Michael I Rangabe, and Ali al-Ridha. After him are Al-Hakam I, Pepin the Hunchback, Habash al-Hasib al-Marwazi, Bera, Count of Barcelona, Maria of Amnia, Theodosia, wife of Leo V, and Hugh of Tours. Among people deceased in 829, Michael II ranks 1After him are Giustiniano Participazio and Agnello Participazio.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Michael II ranks 175 out of 1,301Before him are Al-Battani (858), Andronikos III Palaiologos (1297), Pope John VII (650), Romanos III Argyros (968), John II Komnenos (1087), and Constantine X Doukas (1006). After him are Malhun Hatun (1350), Parascheva of the Balkans (1000), Maurice (539), Ammianus Marcellinus (330), Apollonius of Tyana (15), and Pope John V (635).

Among POLITICIANS In Turkey

Among politicians born in Turkey, Michael II ranks 96Before him are Abdullah Gül (1950), Nikephoros III Botaneiates (1002), Andronikos III Palaiologos (1297), Romanos III Argyros (968), John II Komnenos (1087), and Constantine X Doukas (1006). After him are Maurice (539), Stateira II (-346), Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca (1853), Briseis (null), Beyhan Sultan (1497), and Constantine IV (652).