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Theodore I Laskaris

1174 - 1221

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Theodore I Laskaris or Lascaris (Greek: Θεόδωρος Κομνηνὸς Λάσκαρις, romanized: Theodōros Komnēnos Laskaris; c. 1175 – November 1221) was the first emperor of Nicaea—a successor state of the Byzantine Empire—from 1205 to his death. Although he was born to an obscure aristocratic family, his mother was related to the imperial Komnenos clan. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Theodore I Laskaris has received more than 332,502 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Theodore I Laskaris is the 1,478th most popular politician (up from 1,483rd in 2019), the 183rd most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 210th in 2019) and the 100th most popular Turkish Politician.

Theodore I Laskaris is most famous for being the first emperor of Nicaea, and the founder of the Palaiologan dynasty.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Theodore I Laskaris ranks 1,478 out of 19,576. Before him are Uzziah, Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, Alexios IV Angelos, Anthemius, Millard Fillmore, and Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld. After him are Avitus, Asparuh of Bulgaria, Michelle Bachelet, Marcus Furius Camillus, Manasseh of Judah, and Javier Milei.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1174, Theodore I Laskaris ranks 1. After him are Hedwig of Silesia, Emeric, King of Hungary, Peter II of Aragon, Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of France, Henry of Flanders, Marie of Champagne, Richeza of Denmark, and Philip I of Namur. Among people deceased in 1221, Theodore I Laskaris ranks 2. Before him is Saint Dominic. After him are Gebre Mesqel Lalibela, Berengaria of Portugal, Najm al-Din Kubra, Theodoric I, Margrave of Meissen, Henry III, Duke of Limburg, Alix, Duchess of Brittany, Raymond-Roupen, and Abraham of Smolensk.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Theodore I Laskaris ranks 183 out of 1,347. Before him are Turgut Özal (1927), Alexios I of Trebizond (1182), Ammianus Marcellinus (330), Alexios IV Angelos (1182), Anthemius (420), and Dorothea of Caesarea (279). After him are Michael II (770), Pulcheria (399), Constantine VIII (960), Dragut (1485), Hippodamus of Miletus (-498), and Theodore of Amasea (300).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Theodore I Laskaris ranks 100. Before him are Justin II (520), Constantine X Doukas (1006), Turgut Özal (1927), Alexios I of Trebizond (1182), Alexios IV Angelos (1182), and Anthemius (420). After him are Michael II (770), Constantine VIII (960), Michael I Rangabe (770), Zoë Porphyrogenita (978), Cemal Gürsel (1895), and Ahmet Necdet Sezer (1941).

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