RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Michael IV of Constantinople

1101 - 1214

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Michael IV Autoreianos Ancient Greek: Μιχαὴλ Αὐτωρειανός; died 26 August 1212) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1208 to his death in 1212. Michael was a well-educated man and a member of the literary circle around Eustathius of Thessalonica. In the ecclesiastic hierarchy, he had reached the post of megas sakellarios at the time of the sack of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade in 1204. According to a letter written by John Apokaukos in 1222(?), he was nominated bishop of Amastris, but David Komnenos rejected his nomination as an infringement of his sovereignty. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael IV of Constantinople is the 1,778th most popular religious figure (up from 2,137th in 2019). (up from 2,921st in 2019)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Michael IV of Constantinople ranks 1,778 out of 3,187. Before him are Antonio Barberini, Euthymius I of Constantinople, André Bessette, Antonio María Rouco Varela, Joseph Cafasso, and Gregory II of Constantinople. After him are Bernardino López de Carvajal, Christophe Pierre, Inayat Khan, Poppo von Osterna, Oswald of Northumbria, and Ambrose Traversari.

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Among people born in 1101, Michael IV of Constantinople ranks 11. Before him are Köten, Eustathius of Thessalonica, William de Longchamp, Dobrodeia of Kiev, Andronikos I of Trebizond, and Theodore II of Constantinople. After him are George II of Constantinople, Raymond IV, Count of Tripoli, Adela of Meissen, and Berenguer de Palou II. Among people deceased in 1214, Michael IV of Constantinople ranks 5. Before him are Alfonso VIII of Castile, Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile, Qasar, and William the Lion. After him are Rurik Rostislavich, Theobald I, Count of Bar, and Henry VI, Count Palatine of the Rhine.

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