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David of Trebizond

1408 - 1463

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David Megas Komnenos (Greek: Δαυίδ Μέγας Κομνηνός, romanized: David Megas Komnēnos; c. 1408 – 1 November 1463) was the last Emperor of Trebizond from 1460 to 1461. He was the third son of Emperor Alexios IV of Trebizond and Theodora Kantakouzene. Following the fall of Trebizond to the Ottoman Empire, he was taken captive with his family to the Ottoman capital, Constantinople, where he and his sons and nephew were executed in 1463. In July 2013, David and his sons and nephew were canonized by the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Constantinople. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David of Trebizond is the 3,110th most popular politician (down from 3,103rd in 2019), the 351st most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 352nd in 2019) and the 185th most popular Turkish Politician.

David of Trebizond is most famous for his translation of Ptolemy's Geography into Latin.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, David of Trebizond ranks 3,110 out of 19,576. Before him are Victor, Eadred, Gabriel Bethlen, Otto I, Duke of Bavaria, Atossa, and Sisavang Vatthana. After him are Robert IV of Sablé, Emperor Wen of Han, Valdemar III of Denmark, Gongyang of Goryeo, Guy Verhofstadt, and Charles VII of Sweden.

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Among people born in 1408, David of Trebizond ranks 1. After him is John Vitéz. Among people deceased in 1463, David of Trebizond ranks 4. Before him are François Villon, Marie of Anjou, and Stephen Tomašević of Bosnia. After him are Albert VI, Archduke of Austria, Isidore of Kiev, Flavio Biondo, Giovanni di Cosimo de' Medici, Catherine of Bologna, Didacus of Alcalá, John IV, Duke of Bavaria, and Mary of Guelders.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, David of Trebizond ranks 351 out of 1,347. Before him are Tribonian (475), Bar Hebraeus (1226), Komitas (1869), Theodoret (393), Apollinaris of Ravenna (101), and Eutychius of Constantinople (512). After him are Ptolemy Philadelphus (-36), Ismihan Sultan (1544), Ephorus (-400), Chryseis (null), Euphemia (289), and Köprülüzade Fazıl Ahmed Pasha (1635).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, David of Trebizond ranks 185. Before him are Aristagoras (-600), Seleucus IV Philopator (-217), Thomas Palaiologos (1409), Candaules (-800), Antiochus VII Sidetes (-159), and Aspar (400). After him are Ptolemy Philadelphus (-36), Chryseis (null), Köprülüzade Fazıl Ahmed Pasha (1635), Fatma Sultan (1605), Alexander Ypsilantis (1792), and Eutropius (400).

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