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Staurakios

775 - 812

Staurakios

Staurakios or Stauracius (Greek: Σταυράκιος, romanized: Staurákios; early 790s – 11 January 812) was the shortest-reigning Byzantine emperor, ruling for 68 days between 26 July and 2 October 811. He was born in the early 790s, probably between 791 and 793, to Nikephoros I and an unknown woman. Nikephoros seized the throne of the Byzantine Empire from Empress Irene in 802, and elevated Staurakios to co-emperor on 25 December 803. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Staurakios has received more than 295,354 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Staurakios is the 4,088th most popular politician (down from 4,010th in 2019).

Staurakios is most famous for being the only Byzantine emperor to be killed in battle.

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300k
Page Views (PV)
66.46
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
49
Languages Editions (L)
4.92
Effective Languages (L*)
4.56
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Staurakios ranks 4,088 out of 19,576. Before him are Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha, Liu Biao, Justa Grata Honoria, Zoran Milanović, Said bin Taimur, and Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut. After him are Emperor Go-Kameyama, Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan, Tetisheri, Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton, Michael Shishman of Bulgaria, and Hiram I.

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Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha
1601 - 1675
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 4,082
Liu Biao
142 - 208
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 4,083
Justa Grata Honoria
417 - 455
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 4,084
Zoran Milanović
1966 - Present
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 4,085
Said bin Taimur
1910 - 1972
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 4,086
Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut
1150 - 1195
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 4,087
Staurakios
775 - 812
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 4,088
Emperor Go-Kameyama
1347 - 1424
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 4,089
Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan
1285 - 1320
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 4,090
Tetisheri
1600 BC - 1540 BC
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 4,091
Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton
1850 - 1922
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 4,092
Michael Shishman of Bulgaria
1280 - 1330
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 4,093
Hiram I
1000 BC - 935 BC
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 4,094

Contemporaries

Among people born in 775, Staurakios ranks 4. Before him are Pope Paschal I, Leo V the Armenian, and Al-Jahiz. After him are Rotrude, and Yahya ibn Ma'in. Among people deceased in 812, Staurakios ranks 1. After him are William of Gellone, and Ibrahim I ibn al-Aghlab.