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Orestes

420 - 476

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Orestes (died 28 August 476) was a Roman general and politician of Pannonian ancestry. He joined the court of Attila the Hun in his native Pannonia, in which he reached a high position, becoming one of Attila's most trusted men. Orestes also held considerable influence in the late Western Roman Empire. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Orestes has received more than 1,184,045 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Orestes is the 1,490th most popular politician (down from 1,479th in 2019), the 40th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 46th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Hungarian Politician.

Orestes is most famous for murdering his mother, Clytemnestra, and her lover, Aegisthus, to avenge the death of his father, Agamemnon.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Orestes ranks 1,490 out of 15,577Before him are Numerian, Christian V of Denmark, Elisa Bonaparte, Theodore I Laskaris, Lucius Junius Brutus, and Djedefre. After him are Æthelflæd, John Sigismund Zápolya, Ferenc Szálasi, Pepi II Neferkare, Ḫattušili III, and Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 420, Orestes ranks 3Before him are Pope Simplicius and Anthemius. After him are Majorian, Libius Severus, Julia of Corsica, Thorismund, Valamir, and Rutilius Claudius Namatianus. Among people deceased in 476, Orestes ranks 1After him is Basiliscus.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Orestes ranks 40 out of 866Before him are Edward Teller (1908), Zoltán Kodály (1882), Joseph Pulitzer (1847), Ágota Kristóf (1935), Viktor Orbán (1963), and László Kubala (1927). After him are John Sigismund Zápolya (1540), Imre Lakatos (1922), Stephen V of Hungary (1239), Béla III of Hungary (1148), Anne of Bohemia and Hungary (1503), and Lajos Kossuth (1802).

Among POLITICIANS In Hungary

Among politicians born in Hungary, Orestes ranks 15Before him are Árpád (845), Andrew II of Hungary (1175), Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria (1868), Mary, Queen of Hungary (1371), Elizabeth of Luxembourg (1409), and Viktor Orbán (1963). After him are John Sigismund Zápolya (1540), Stephen V of Hungary (1239), Béla III of Hungary (1148), Lajos Kossuth (1802), Coloman, King of Hungary (1070), and Emeric Thököly (1657).