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Theodore II Laskaris

1221 - 1258

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Theodore II Laskaris or Ducas Lascaris (Greek: Θεόδωρος Δούκας Λάσκαρις, romanized: Theodōros Doúkās Láskaris; November 1221/1222 – 16 August 1258) was Emperor of Nicaea from 1254 to 1258. He was the only child of Emperor John III Doukas Vatatzes and Empress Irene Laskarina. His mother was the eldest daughter of Theodore I Laskaris, who had established the Empire of Nicaea as a successor state to the Byzantine Empire in Asia Minor after the crusaders captured the Byzantine capital, Constantinople, during the Fourth Crusade in 1204. Theodore received an excellent education from two renowned scholars, Nikephoros Blemmydes and George Akropolites. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Theodore II Laskaris is the 713th most popular politician (up from 5,687th in 2019), the 97th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 528th in 2019) and the 56th most popular Turkish Politician.

Theodore II Laskaris was the Byzantine emperor who reigned from 1254 to 1258. He is most famous for being the first emperor to use the title of "Emperor of Nicaea."

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Among politicians, Theodore II Laskaris ranks 713 out of 19,576. Before him are Giuseppe Mazzini, Christian VI of Denmark, Gorm the Old, Afonso I of Portugal, Prince Louis of Battenberg, and Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus. After him are Ptolemy II Philadelphus, Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, Conrad III of Germany, Umberto I of Italy, Viktor Yushchenko, and Xerxes II of Persia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1221, Theodore II Laskaris ranks 2. Before him is Bonaventure. After him are Alfonso X of Castile, Margaret of Provence, Al-Adil II, Qara Hülegü, Yesü Möngke, and Salimbene di Adam. Among people deceased in 1258, Theodore II Laskaris ranks 1. After him are Al-Musta'sim, Juliana of Liège, Al-Shadhili, George Mouzalon, Abu Yahya ibn Abd al-Haqq, and Ibn Abi'l-Hadid.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Theodore II Laskaris ranks 97 out of 1,347. Before him are Nestorius (381), Ibn Taymiyyah (1263), Eudoxus of Cnidus (-408), Leontios (660), Anacreon (-570), and Theodosius III (700). After him are Herostratus (-301), Mustafa III (1717), Philippikos Bardanes (700), Michael I Cerularius (1005), Leo III the Isaurian (675), and Lucian (120).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Theodore II Laskaris ranks 56. Before him are Hatice Sultan (1496), Michael VIII Palaiologos (1224), Theodosius II (401), Abdulmejid II (1868), Leontios (660), and Theodosius III (700). After him are Mustafa III (1717), Philippikos Bardanes (700), Leo III the Isaurian (675), John IV Laskaris (1250), Michael V Kalaphates (1015), and Manuel I Komnenos (1118).

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