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Michael III

840 - 867

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Michael III (Greek: Μιχαήλ, translit. Michaḗl; 9/10 January 840 – 24 September 867), also known as Michael the Drunkard, was Byzantine emperor from 842 to 867. Michael III was the third and traditionally last member of the Amorian (or Phrygian) dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael III has received more than 596,552 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Michael III is the 896th most popular politician (up from 949th in 2019), the 122nd most popular biography from Turkey (up from 148th in 2019) and the 68th most popular Turkish Politician.

Michael III was most famous for being the son of Constantine IV and the grandson of Heraclius. He was born in 668 and became emperor when his father died in 685. He was overthrown by his brother, Justinian II, in 695.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 51

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Michael III ranks 896 out of 15,577. Before him are Faisal of Saudi Arabia, Mindaugas, Sneferu, Amenhotep II, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, and Sergey Kirov. After him are Tullus Hostilius, Şah Sultan, Władysław III of Poland, Artaxerxes II of Persia, Ptolemy V Epiphanes, and Gojong of Korea.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 840, Michael III ranks 1. After him are Clement of Ohrid, Pope Theodore II, Svatopluk I of Moravia, Wilfred the Hairy, Richardis, Notker the Stammerer, Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar, Hucbald, Eudokia Ingerina, and Unruoch III of Friuli. Among people deceased in 867, Michael III ranks 2. Before him is Pope Nicholas I. After him are Ælla of Northumbria, Theodora, George Hamartolos, and Galindo Aznárez I.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Michael III ranks 122 out of 1,301. Before him are Eudoxus of Cnidus (-408), Polycarp (69), Manuel II Palaiologos (1350), Kara Mustafa Pasha (1634), Fethullah Gülen (1941), and Marcion of Sinope (85). After him are Şah Sultan (1509), Andronikos II Palaiologos (1259), Antinous (111), Basil II (958), Henri Fayol (1841), and Sabbatai Zevi (1626).

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Among POLITICIANS In Turkey

Among politicians born in Turkey, Michael III ranks 68. Before him are İsmet İnönü (1884), Romanos IV Diogenes (1030), Constantine IX Monomachos (1000), Stefan Dušan (1308), Manuel II Palaiologos (1350), and Kara Mustafa Pasha (1634). After him are Şah Sultan (1509), Andronikos II Palaiologos (1259), Basil II (958), Balbinus (178), Mausolus (-410), and Kayqubad I (1188).

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