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Sophia Palaiologina

1455 - 1503

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Sophia Fominichna Palaiologina or Paleologue (Russian: София Фоминична Палеолог, romanized: Sofiya Fominichna Paleolog; born Zoe Palaiologina; Medieval Greek: Ζωή Παλαιολογίνα; c. 1449 – 7 April 1503) was a Byzantine princess from the Palaiologos imperial dynasty and the grand princess of Moscow as the second wife of Ivan III of Russia. Her father was Thomas Palaiologos, the despot of the Morea. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sophia Palaiologina has received more than 601,230 page views. Her biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Sophia Palaiologina is the 1,953rd most popular politician (down from 1,774th in 2019), the 147th most popular biography from Greece (down from 144th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular Greek Politician.

Sophia Palaiologina is most famous for being the last Byzantine empress. She was the daughter of the Byzantine emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos and his wife, Theodora Palaiologina, who was a daughter of the Byzantine emperor Andronikos III Palaiologos. Sophia was married to Andronikos IV Palaiologos, who was the son of her father's co-ruler, John V Palaiologos. She was also the sister of the Byzantine emperor John VIII Palaiologos.

Memorability Metrics

  • 600k

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  • 65.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sophia Palaiologina ranks 1,953 out of 19,576. Before her are Michael D. Higgins, Nicolas Fouquet, Lapu-Lapu, Gnaeus Pompeius Trogus, Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy, and Britannicus. After her are Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Cleopatra V of Egypt, Claudia Octavia, Francisco Solano López, Gülnuş Sultan, and Jean Jaurès.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1455, Sophia Palaiologina ranks 2. Before her is John II of Portugal. After her are Johann Reuchlin, John, King of Denmark, Andrea Gritti, Ascanio Sforza, John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg, Filipa Moniz Perestrelo, George, Duke of Bavaria, Giovanni Ambrogio de Predis, Antonio da Sangallo the Elder, and Jean Hey. Among people deceased in 1503, Sophia Palaiologina ranks 5. Before her are Pope Alexander VI, Pope Pius III, Elizabeth of York, and Piero the Unfortunate. After her are Margaret of York, Sten Sture the Elder, Peter II, Duke of Bourbon, Bona of Savoy, George, Duke of Bavaria, Pierre d'Aubusson, and Peter Schöffer.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Sophia Palaiologina ranks 147 out of 1,024. Before her are Pope Eleutherius (171), Saint Giles (640), Costa-Gavras (1933), Ioannis Kapodistrias (1776), Georgios Papadopoulos (1919), and Ephialtes of Trachis (-550). After her are Gülnuş Sultan (1642), Djemal Pasha (1872), Speusippus (-407), Agesilaus II (-444), Lysander (-401), and Panaetius (-185).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Sophia Palaiologina ranks 53. Before her are Philip V of Macedon (-238), Hippias (-600), Antonia Minor (-36), Ioannis Kapodistrias (1776), Georgios Papadopoulos (1919), and Ephialtes of Trachis (-550). After her are Gülnuş Sultan (1642), Agesilaus II (-444), Aeschines (-389), Nicias (-500), Antigonus II Gonatas (-319), and Thaïs (-400).

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