1455 - 1503
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 552,635 page views. Her biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Sophia Palaiologina is the 1,780th most popular politician (down from 1,774th in 2019), the 144th most popular biography from Greece (up from 145th in 2019) and the 52nd 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.
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Among politicians, Sophia Palaiologina ranks 1,780 out of 15,577. Before her are Nelson Rockefeller, Yolande de Polastron, Kaidu, Ish-bosheth, Peter II of Aragon, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. After her are Pyotr Stolypin, Myeongjong of Joseon, Marie Thérèse Louise of Savoy, Princesse de Lamballe, Michael V Kalaphates, Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria, and Kurt Daluege.
1908 - 1979
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 1,774
1749 - 1793
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 1,775
1230 - 1301
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 1,776
1100 BC - 1000 BC
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 1,777
1174 - 1213
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 1,778
1908 - 1972
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 1,779
1455 - 1503
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 1,780
1862 - 1911
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 1,781
1534 - 1567
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 1,782
1749 - 1792
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 1,783
1015 - 1042
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 1,784
1751 - 1767
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 1,785
1897 - 1946
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 1,786
Among people born in 1455, Sophia Palaiologina ranks 3. Before her are John II of Portugal and John, King of Denmark. After her are Johann Reuchlin, Andrea Gritti, Ascanio Sforza, John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg, George, Duke of Bavaria, Filipa Moniz Perestrelo, Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, 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 Giovanni Pontano.
1455 - 1495
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 1
1455 - 1513
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 2
1455 - 1503
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 3
1455 - 1522
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 4
1455 - 1538
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 5
1455 - 1505
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 6
1455 - 1499
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 7
1455 - 1503
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 8
1455 - 1485
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 9
1455 - 1483
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 10
1455 - 1534
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 11
1455 - 1505
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 12
1431 - 1503
HPI: 78.65
Rank: 1
1439 - 1503
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 2
1466 - 1503
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 3
1472 - 1503
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 4
1455 - 1503
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 5
1446 - 1503
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 6
1440 - 1503
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 7
1438 - 1503
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 8
1449 - 1503
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 9
1455 - 1503
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 10
1423 - 1503
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 11
1426 - 1503
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 12
Among people born in Greece, Sophia Palaiologina ranks 144 out of 936. Before her are Epimenides (-690), Parmenion (-400), Callicrates (-470), Saint Giles (640), Ephialtes of Trachis (-550), and Apollodorus of Athens (-180). After her are Demetrius of Phalerum (-350), Agesilaus II (-444), Gorgo, Queen of Sparta (-506), Ioannis Kapodistrias (1776), Pausanias (null), and Craterus (-370).
690 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 138
400 BC - 329 BC
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 139
470 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 140
640 - 710
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 141
550 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 142
180 BC - 110 BC
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 143
1455 - 1503
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 144
350 BC - 282 BC
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 145
444 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 146
506 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 147
1776 - 1831
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 148
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 149
370 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 150
Among politicians born in Greece, Sophia Palaiologina ranks 52. Before her are Perseus of Macedon (-212), Gülnuş Sultan (1642), Hippias (-600), Philip V of Macedon (-238), Ioannis Metaxas (1871), and Ephialtes of Trachis (-550). After her are Agesilaus II (-444), Ioannis Kapodistrias (1776), Pleistarchus (-500), Georgios Papadopoulos (1919), Antonia Minor (-36), and Cleomenes I (-600).
212 BC - 166 BC
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 46
1642 - 1715
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 47
600 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 48
238 BC - 179 BC
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 49
1871 - 1941
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 50
550 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 51
1455 - 1503
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 52
444 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 53
1776 - 1831
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 54
500 BC - 458 BC
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 55
1919 - 1999
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 56
36 BC - 37
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 57
600 BC - 489 BC
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 58