COMPANION

Sophia of Minsk

1140 - 1198

Photo of Sophia of Minsk

Icon of person Sophia of Minsk

Sophia of Minsk or Sophia of Polotsk (died 5 May 1198) was a Danish queen consort by marriage to King Valdemar I of Denmark, and a landgravine of Thuringia by marriage to Louis III, Landgrave of Thuringia. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sophia of Minsk has received more than 88,221 page views. Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Sophia of Minsk is the 295th most popular companion (up from 342nd in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Belarus (up from 41st in 2019) and the most popular Belarusian Companion.

Sophia of Minsk is most famous for being a Russian tsarina who was the wife of Peter the Great. She was born in 1657 and died in 1704. Sophia of Minsk was influential in the early years of her husband's reign, but she fell out of favor with him after he began to favor his mistress, Anna Mons.

Memorability Metrics

  • 88k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Sophia of Minsk ranks 295 out of 784. Before her are Maria Isabel of Braganza, Martha Washington, Berengaria of Portugal, Marie of Brabant, Queen of France, Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, and Vanessa Paradis. After her are Mary Todd Lincoln, Mamie Eisenhower, Hildegard of the Vinzgau, Farida of Egypt, Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies, and Melania Trump.

Most Popular Companions in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1140, Sophia of Minsk ranks 7. Before her are Alexios V Doukas, Raymond III, Count of Tripoli, Peter Waldo, Hoelun, Adela of Champagne, and Bertran de Born. After her are Richeza of Poland, Queen of Castile, Peire Vidal, Bernhard, Count of Anhalt, William of Montferrat, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon, Michael Choniates, and Xin Qiji. Among people deceased in 1198, Sophia of Minsk ranks 7. Before her are Averroes, Pope Celestine III, Constance, Queen of Sicily, Al-Aziz Uthman, Marie of France, Countess of Champagne, and William III of Sicily. After her are Dulce of Aragon, Frederick I, Duke of Austria, Eustathius of Thessalonica, George II of Constantinople, and Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair.

Others Born in 1140

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1198

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Belarus

Among people born in Belarus, Sophia of Minsk ranks 32 out of 368. Before her are Bronislav Kaminski (1899), Léon Bakst (1866), Raphael Lemkin (1900), Maria Kaczyńska (1942), Francysk Skaryna (1486), and Stanislav Shushkevich (1934). After her are Yakub Kolas (1882), Marek Edelman (1922), Elena Glinskaya (1510), Rogneda of Polotsk (966), Nikolay Krestinsky (1883), and Vilna Gaon (1720).

Others born in Belarus

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among COMPANIONS In Belarus

Among companions born in Belarus, Sophia of Minsk ranks 1. After her are Rogneda of Polotsk (966), and Galina Lukashenko (1955).

Belarusian born Companions

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous