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John III Doukas Vatatzes

1192 - 1254

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John III Doukas Vatatzes, Latinized as Ducas Vatatzes (Greek: Ἰωάννης Γ´ Δούκας Βατάτζης, romanized: Iōánnēs Doúkās Vatatzēs; c. 1192 – 3 November 1254), was Emperor of Nicaea from 1221 to 1254. He was succeeded by his son, known as Theodore II Doukas Laskaris. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John III Doukas Vatatzes is the 1,278th most popular politician (up from 1,525th in 2019), the 97th most popular biography from Greece (up from 119th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Greek Politician.

John III Doukas Vatatzes is most famous for his victory over the Seljuk Turks in the Battle of Myriokephalon in September 1176.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John III Doukas Vatatzes ranks 1,278 out of 19,576. Before him are Kwame Nkrumah, Justin II, Sariputta, Chlothar II, Reza Shah, and Herman Van Rompuy. After him are Anton Drexler, Miguel Díaz-Canel, Abd el-Krim, Alfonso VI of León and Castile, Abd al-Rahman I, and Antoine of Navarre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1192, John III Doukas Vatatzes ranks 1. After him are Al-Mustansir, Maria of Montferrat, Gojong of Goryeo, Minamoto no Sanetomo, Stefan Radoslav, and Amaury de Montfort. Among people deceased in 1254, John III Doukas Vatatzes ranks 3. Before him are Pope Innocent IV, and Conrad IV of Germany. After him is Ingeborg Eriksdotter of Sweden.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, John III Doukas Vatatzes ranks 97 out of 1,024. Before him are Arion (-700), Archilochus (-680), Simonides of Ceos (-556), Hephaestion (-356), Philip III of Macedon (-359), and Alexander of Greece (1893). After him are Lysimachus (-361), Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt (1789), Diotima of Mantinea (-450), John V Palaiologos (1332), Cimon (-510), and Myron (-500).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, John III Doukas Vatatzes ranks 31. Before him are Paul of Greece (1901), Antigonus I Monophthalmus (-382), Handan Sultan (1574), Creon (null), Philip III of Macedon (-359), and Alexander of Greece (1893). After him are Lysimachus (-361), Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt (1789), John V Palaiologos (1332), Antiochus V Eupator (-173), Admetus (null), and Aristides (-550).

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