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Romanos II

938 - 963

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Romanos II (Greek: Ῥωμανός, romanized: Rōmanos; 938 – 15 March 963) was Byzantine Emperor from 959 to 963. He succeeded his father Constantine VII at the age of twenty-one and died suddenly and mysteriously four years later. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Romanos II has received more than 470,579 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia. Romanos II is the 1,674th most popular politician (down from 1,673rd in 2019), the 199th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 227th in 2019) and the 107th most popular Turkish Politician.

Romanos II was most famous for being the last Byzantine Emperor of the Macedonian dynasty. He was overthrown by the army in 1034.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Romanos II ranks 1,674 out of 19,576. Before him are Shalmaneser III, Daniel of Galicia, Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia, Nicolás Maduro, Lon Nol, and Andrew III of Hungary. After him are Nadab of Israel, Vittorio Emanuele Orlando, Majorian, Lucius Junius Brutus, Stateira II, and Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 938, Romanos II ranks 2. Before him is Pope Sylvester II. After him are Sancho II of Pamplona, García Fernández of Castile, and Beatrice of France. Among people deceased in 963, Romanos II ranks 1. After him are Alp-Tegin, William III, Duke of Aquitaine, and Stephen Lekapenos.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Romanos II ranks 199 out of 1,347. Before him are Gregory Palamas (1296), Zoë Porphyrogenita (978), Giorgos Seferis (1900), Cemal Gürsel (1895), Ahmet Necdet Sezer (1941), and Arcesilaus (-315). After him are Xenocrates (-396), Cleanthes (-330), Ali ibn al-Athir (1160), Saint Timothy (17), Nikephoros III Botaneiates (1002), and Sultan Cem (1459).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Romanos II ranks 107. Before him are Michael II (770), Constantine VIII (960), Michael I Rangabe (770), Zoë Porphyrogenita (978), Cemal Gürsel (1895), and Ahmet Necdet Sezer (1941). After him are Nikephoros III Botaneiates (1002), Sultan Cem (1459), Theophanu (960), Celâl Bayar (1883), Adnan Menderes (1899), and Romanos III Argyros (968).

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