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Isaac II Angelos

1155 - 1204

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Isaac II Angelos or Angelus (Greek: Ἰσαάκιος Κομνηνός Ἄγγελος, romanized: Isaákios Komnēnós Ángelos; September 1156 – 28 January 1204) was Byzantine Emperor from 1185 to 1195, and co-Emperor with his son Alexios IV Angelos from 1203 to 1204. In a 1185 revolt against the Emperor Andronikos Komnenos, Isaac seized power and rose to the Byzantine throne, establishing the Angelos family as the new imperial dynasty. His father Andronikos Doukas Angelos was a military leader in Asia Minor (c. 1122 – aft. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Isaac II Angelos is the 1,313th most popular politician (down from 1,005th in 2019), the 185th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 138th in 2019) and the 102nd most popular Turkish Politician.

Isaac II Angelos was the Byzantine emperor from 1185 to 1195. He is most famous for being the emperor who was overthrown by the Fourth Crusade in 1204.

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Among politicians, Isaac II Angelos ranks 1,313 out of 19,576. Before him are Athaulf, Šuppiluliuma I, Masinissa, Süleyman Demirel, Constantine IV, and Igor of Kiev. After him are Friedrich Ratzel, Trebonianus Gallus, Milovan Đilas, Wilhelm Frick, Chongzhen Emperor, and Ajatashatru.

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Among people born in 1155, Isaac II Angelos ranks 1. After him are Peter II of Courtenay, Alfonso VIII of Castile, Niketas Choniates, Ottokar I of Bohemia, Benkei, Henry the Young King, Shahab al-Din Yahya ibn Habash Suhrawardi, Kilij Arslan II, Isaac Komnenos of Cyprus, Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia, and Kamo no Chōmei. Among people deceased in 1204, Isaac II Angelos ranks 3. Before him are Maimonides, and Eleanor of Aquitaine. After him are Alexios V Doukas, Haakon III of Norway, Alexios IV Angelos, Emeric, King of Hungary, Nicholas Kanabos, Ban Kulin, Berthold, Duke of Merania, Michael Glykas, and Sinjong of Goryeo.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Isaac II Angelos ranks 185 out of 1,347. Before him are Sabbatai Zevi (1626), Evliya Çelebi (1611), Artemisia I of Caria (-500), John II Komnenos (1087), Süleyman Demirel (1924), and Constantine IV (652). After him are Apollonius of Tyana (15), Polycarp (69), Gregory Palamas (1296), Antinous (111), Romanos I Lekapenos (870), and Turgut Özal (1927).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Isaac II Angelos ranks 102. Before him are Justin II (520), Alaeddin Pasha (1250), Artemisia I of Caria (-500), John II Komnenos (1087), Süleyman Demirel (1924), and Constantine IV (652). After him are Romanos I Lekapenos (870), Turgut Özal (1927), Michael VII Doukas (1050), Andronikos I Komnenos (1118), Alyattes of Lydia (-640), and Leo IV the Khazar (750).

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