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Theophanu

960 - 990

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Theophanu (German pronunciation: [te.o.fa.ˈnuː]; also Theophania, Theophana, or Theophano; Medieval Greek Θεοφανώ; c. AD 955 – 15 June 991) was empress of the Holy Roman Empire by marriage to Emperor Otto II, and regent of the Empire during the minority of their son, Emperor Otto III, from 983 until her death in 991. She was the niece of the Byzantine Emperor John I Tzimiskes. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Theophanu has received more than 350,329 page views. Her biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Theophanu is the 1,605th most popular politician (up from 1,742nd in 2019), the 218th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 240th in 2019) and the 120th most popular Turkish Politician.

Theophanu was a Byzantine princess who married Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor. She is most famous for being the first woman to rule in her own right as Holy Roman Empress.

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  • 350k

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  • 66.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Theophanu ranks 1,605 out of 15,577Before her are Bimbisara, Almanzor, Otto of Greece, Seti II, Hoshea, and Ramiz Alia. After her are Charles-Henri Sanson, Faisal II of Iraq, Jeroboam II, Stefan Nemanja, Aung San, and Mentor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 960, Theophanu ranks 2Before her is Sweyn Forkbeard. After her are Constantine VIII, Seongjong of Goryeo, Henry V, Duke of Bavaria, Gotthard of Hildesheim, Abu Nasr Mansur, Bagrat III of Georgia, Fulbert of Chartres, Gershom ben Judah, Adelaide, Abbess of Vilich, and Bernward of Hildesheim. Among people deceased in 990, Theophanu ranks 1After her are Egill Skallagrímsson, Dunash ben Labrat, and Eyvindr skáldaspillir.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Theophanu ranks 218 out of 1,301Before her are Leo IV the Khazar (750), Leo I the Thracian (401), Anchises (null), Romanos I Lekapenos (870), Gyges of Lydia (-790), and Ayşe Sultan (1541). After her are Herophilos (-335), Michael Psellos (1018), Celâl Bayar (1883), Pharamond (370), Sabbas the Sanctified (439), and Uzun Hasan (1423).

Among POLITICIANS In Turkey

Among politicians born in Turkey, Theophanu ranks 120Before her are Leo IV the Khazar (750), Leo I the Thracian (401), Anchises (null), Romanos I Lekapenos (870), Gyges of Lydia (-790), and Ayşe Sultan (1541). After her are Celâl Bayar (1883), Pharamond (370), Uzun Hasan (1423), Cemal Gürsel (1895), Glycerius (430), and Romanos II (938).