RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Theodora

815 - 867

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Theodora (Greek: Θεοδώρα; c. 815 – c. 867), sometimes called Theodora the Armenian or Theodora the Blessed, was Byzantine empress as the wife of Byzantine emperor Theophilos from 830 to 842 and regent for the couple's young son Michael III, after the death of Theophilos, from 842 to 856. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Theodora has received more than 206,086 page views. Her biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Theodora is the 756th most popular religious figure (down from 679th in 2019), the 297th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 293rd in 2019) and the 45th most popular Turkish Religious Figure.

Theodora was the wife of Emperor Justinian I, and she is most famous for her beauty and for being one of the most powerful women in Byzantine history.

Memorability Metrics

  • 210k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Theodora ranks 756 out of 3,187. Before her are Eugen Sandow, Josephine Bakhita, Saint Cajetan, Albert of Brandenburg, Erasmus of Formia, and Antipope Nicholas V. After her are John the Merciful, Theophilus of Antioch, Ilia II of Georgia, Bruno of Querfurt, Leonard of Noblac, and Karmapa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 815, Theodora ranks 2. Before her is Abu Hanifa Dinawari. After her are Anastasius Bibliothecarius, Dawud al-Zahiri, and Pepin, Count of Vermandois. Among people deceased in 867, Theodora ranks 4. Before her are Pope Nicholas I, Michael III, and Ælla of Northumbria. After her are George Hamartolos, Galindo Aznárez I, and Osberht of Northumbria.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Theodora ranks 297 out of 1,347. Before her are Bülent Ecevit (1925), Apollinaris of Ravenna (101), Latife Uşşaki (1898), Erasmus of Formia (300), Aziz Nesin (1915), and Ayşe Sultan (1541). After her are David of Trebizond (1408), Theodoret (393), İbrahim Tatlıses (1952), Mehmet Ali Ağca (1958), Sostratus of Cnidus (-290), and Onesimus (1).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Türkiye

Among religious figures born in Türkiye, Theodora ranks 45. Before her are Lydia of Thyatira (100), Antipas of Pergamum (100), Euphemia (289), Haran (null), Apollinaris of Ravenna (101), and Erasmus of Formia (300). After her are Onesimus (1), Nectarios of Aegina (1846), Eutyches (380), Paul of Samosata (200), Tryphon, Respicius, and Nympha (null), and Nikephoros I of Constantinople (758).

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