POLITICIAN

Zoë Porphyrogenita

978 - 1050

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Zoe Porphyrogenita (also spelled Zoë; Greek: Ζωή Πορφυρογέννητη, Medieval Greek: [zoˈi] "life"; c. 978 – 1050) was a member of the Macedonian dynasty who briefly reigned as Byzantine empress in 1042, alongside her sister Theodora. Before that she was enthroned as empress consort or empress mother to a series of co-rulers, two of whom were married to her. Zoe was born when her father Constantine was nominal co-emperor to his brother, Basil II. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zoë Porphyrogenita has received more than 388,876 page views. Her biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 51 in 2019). Zoë Porphyrogenita is the 1,632nd most popular politician (down from 979th in 2019), the 194th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 137th in 2019) and the 104th most popular Politician.

Zoë Porphyrogenita was the daughter of Roman Emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus and his Empress Helena. She was also a member of the Byzantine imperial family. Zoë is most famous for being the author of the "Book of Ceremonies".

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  • 67.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 50

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among politicians, Zoë Porphyrogenita ranks 1,632 out of 19,576. Before her are Gelimer, Paul Bocuse, Victoria of Baden, Leopold, Duke of Lorraine, Klaus Iohannis, and Conradin. After her are Roh Tae-woo, Constans, Li Keqiang, Rodion Malinovsky, Henry, King of Portugal, and Oruç Reis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 978, Zoë Porphyrogenita ranks 2. Before her is Yaroslav the Wise. After her are Cunigunde of Luxembourg, Sviatopolk I of Kiev, and Ibn 'Abd al-Barr. Among people deceased in 1050, Zoë Porphyrogenita ranks 2. Before her is Guido of Arezzo. After her are Anund Jacob, Peter, King of Hungary, Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden, Suryavarman I, Herleva, and Einar Thambarskelfir.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Zoë Porphyrogenita ranks 194 out of 1,347. Before her are Hippodamus of Miletus (-498), Theodore of Amasea (300), Sabiha Gökçen (1913), Michael I Rangabe (770), Fatma Sultan (1500), and Gregory Palamas (1296). After her are Giorgos Seferis (1900), Cemal Gürsel (1895), Ahmet Necdet Sezer (1941), Arcesilaus (-315), Romanos II (938), and Xenocrates (-396).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Zoë Porphyrogenita ranks 104. Before her are Alexios IV Angelos (1182), Anthemius (420), Theodore I Laskaris (1174), Michael II (770), Constantine VIII (960), and Michael I Rangabe (770). After her are Cemal Gürsel (1895), Ahmet Necdet Sezer (1941), Romanos II (938), Nikephoros III Botaneiates (1002), Sultan Cem (1459), and Theophanu (960).

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