1221 - 1258
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, Theodore II Laskaris ranks 2,407 out of 15,577. Before 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.
1415 - 1495
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 2,401
1878 - 1966
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 2,402
1907 - 1998
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 2,403
1736 - 1809
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 2,404
1567 - 1597
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 2,405
1822 - 1883
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 2,406
1221 - 1258
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 2,407
1260 - 1333
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 2,408
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 2,409
1957 - Present
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 2,410
1371 - 1425
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 2,411
1907 - 2000
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 2,412
1510 - 1574
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 2,413
Among people born in 1221, Theodore II Laskaris ranks 4. Before 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 2. Before him is Al-Musta'sim. After him are Abu Yahya ibn Abd al-Haqq and George Mouzalon.
1221 - 1274
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 1
1221 - 1284
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 2
1221 - 1295
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 3
1221 - 1258
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 4
1221 - 1248
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 5
1221 - 1252
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 6
1213 - 1258
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 1
1221 - 1258
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 2
1207 - 1258
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 3
1220 - 1258
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 4
Among people born in Turkey, Theodore II Laskaris ranks 290 out of 1,301. Before 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).
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 284
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 285
330 BC - 232 BC
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 286
475 - 542
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 287
100 - 68
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 288
1822 - 1883
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 289
1221 - 1258
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 290
1953 - Present
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 291
1926 - 2011
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 292
700 - 722
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 293
815 - 867
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 294
1370 - 1408
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 295
363 BC - 309 BC
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 296
Among politicians born in Turkey, Theodore II Laskaris ranks 160. Before 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).
1409 - 1465
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 154
1277 - 1320
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 155
1899 - 1982
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 156
1010 - 1041
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 157
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 158
1822 - 1883
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 159
1221 - 1258
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 160
1926 - 2011
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 161
700 - 722
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 162
1370 - 1408
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 163
363 BC - 309 BC
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 164
159 BC - 129 BC
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 165
217 BC - 175 BC
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 166