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Michael VIII Palaiologos

Byzantine emperor

1224 - 1282

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Michael VIII Palaiologos

His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2024). Michael VIII Palaiologos is the 654th most popular politician (up from 773rd in 2024), the 88th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 105th in 2019) and the 51st most popular Turkish Politician.

Michael VIII Palaiologos was the Byzantine Emperor from 1259 to 1282. He is most famous for recapturing Constantinople from the Latin Empire.

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Michael VIII Palaiologos ranks #654 of 20,022 Politicians worldwide, placing them among the top 4% of the profession.

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Michael VIII Palaiologos's biography appears in 56 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 92% of all Politicians.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Michael VIII Palaiologos ranks 654 out of 20,022. Before him are Olaf Scholz, Abdülaziz, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, James Monroe, Hatice Sultan, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.. After him are Theodosius II, Anastasios II, Emperor Wu of Han, Heydar Aliyev, Valerius Severus, and Hugo Chávez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1224, Michael VIII Palaiologos ranks 1. After him are Kinga of Poland, Jean de Joinville, William II, Count of Flanders, Sophie of Thuringia, Duchess of Brabant, and Marie of Brienne. Among people deceased in 1282, Michael VIII Palaiologos ranks 1. After him are Abaqa Khan, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Nichiren, Agnes of Bohemia, Mengu-Timur, Ibn Khallikan, Traidenis, George Akropolites, Margaret Sambiria, and Mechthild of Magdeburg.

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Michael VIII Palaiologos
POLITICIAN
1224 - 1282
HPI: 77.86
Rank: 1
Kinga of Poland
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1224 - 1292
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 2
Jean de Joinville
WRITER
1224 - 1317
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 3
William II, Count of Flanders
POLITICIAN
1224 - 1251
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 4
Sophie of Thuringia, Duchess of Brabant
POLITICIAN
1224 - 1275
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 5
Marie of Brienne
NOBLEMAN
1224 - 1275
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 6