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Theodore II Laskaris

1221 - 1258

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Theodore II Doukas Laskaris or Ducas Lascaris (Greek: Θεόδωρος Δούκας Λάσκαρις, romanized: Theodōros Doukas Laskaris; November 1221/1222 – 16 August 1258) was Emperor of Nicaea from 1254 to 1258. He was the only child of Emperor John III Doukas Vatatzes and Empress Irene Laskarina. His mother was the eldest daughter of Theodore I Laskaris, who had established the Empire of Nicaea as a successor state to the Byzantine Empire in Asia Minor after the crusaders captured the Byzantine capital, Constantinople, during the Fourth Crusade in 1204. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Theodore II Laskaris has received more than 255,656 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Theodore II Laskaris is the 2,407th most popular politician (down from 1,626th in 2019), the 290th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 226th in 2019) and the 160th most popular Turkish Politician.

Theodore II Laskaris was the Byzantine emperor who reigned from 1254 to 1258. He is most famous for being the first emperor to use the title of "Emperor of Nicaea."

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Theodore II Laskaris ranks 2,407 out of 15,577Before him are Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, Paul Reynaud, Konstantinos Karamanlis, Rama I, Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain, and Midhat Pasha. After him are Władysław I the Elbow-high, Princess Birgitta of Sweden, Donald Tusk, Vasily I of Moscow, Giovanna of Italy, and Renée of France.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1221, Theodore II Laskaris ranks 4Before him are Bonaventure, Alfonso X of Castile, and Margaret of Provence. After him are Al-Adil II and Qara Hülegü. Among people deceased in 1258, Theodore II Laskaris ranks 2Before him is Al-Musta'sim. After him are Abu Yahya ibn Abd al-Haqq and George Mouzalon.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Theodore II Laskaris ranks 290 out of 1,301Before him are Polyxena (null), Raziye Sultan (null), Cleanthes (-330), Tribonian (475), Philemon (100), and Midhat Pasha (1822). After him are Fatih Terim (1953), Necmettin Erbakan (1926), Theodosius III (700), Theodora (815), John VII Palaiologos (1370), and Barsine (-363).

Among POLITICIANS In Turkey

Among politicians born in Turkey, Theodore II Laskaris ranks 160Before him are Thomas Palaiologos (1409), Michael IX Palaiologos (1277), Cevdet Sunay (1899), Michael IV the Paphlagonian (1010), Polyxena (null), and Midhat Pasha (1822). After him are Necmettin Erbakan (1926), Theodosius III (700), John VII Palaiologos (1370), Barsine (-363), Antiochus VII Sidetes (-159), and Seleucus IV Philopator (-217).