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Zoë Porphyrogenita

978 - 1050

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Zoe Porphyrogenita (also spelled Zoë; Greek: Ζωή Πορφυρογέννητη, romanized: Zōē Porphyrogénnētē, Medieval Greek: [zoˈi] "life"; c. 978 – 1050) was a member of the Macedonian dynasty who briefly reigned as Byzantine empress in 1042, alongside her sister Theodora. Before that she was enthroned as empress consort or empress mother to a series of co-rulers, two of whom were married to her. Zoe was born when her father Constantine was nominal co-emperor to his brother, Basil II. After a planned marriage to Holy Roman Emperor Otto III in 996 failed to materialise, Zoe spent subsequent years in the imperial palace. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zoë Porphyrogenita is the 356th most popular politician (up from 1,632nd in 2019), the 53rd most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 216th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Turkish Politician.

Zoë Porphyrogenita was the daughter of Roman Emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus and his Empress Helena. She was also a member of the Byzantine imperial family. Zoë is most famous for being the author of the "Book of Ceremonies".

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Among politicians, Zoë Porphyrogenita ranks 356 out of 19,576. Before her are Mahmud of Ghazni, Marcus Claudius Tacitus, Empress Dowager Cixi, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Lycurgus of Sparta, and Alexander I of Russia. After her are Leonidas I, Edward Heath, Zog I of Albania, Clara Zetkin, François Hollande, and Nerva.

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Among people born in 978, Zoë Porphyrogenita ranks 1. After her are Yaroslav the Wise, Cunigunde of Luxembourg, Sviatopolk I of Kiev, and Ibn 'Abd al-Barr. Among people deceased in 1050, Zoë Porphyrogenita ranks 1. After her are Guido of Arezzo, Peter, King of Hungary, Anund Jacob, Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden, Herleva, Suryavarman I, and Einar Thambarskelfir.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Zoë Porphyrogenita ranks 53 out of 1,347. Before her are Bartholomew I of Constantinople (1940), John Chrysostom (349), Alp Arslan (1029), Şehzade Mustafa (1515), Xenophanes (-570), and Mehmed VI (1861). After her are Ammianus Marcellinus (330), Leucippus (-500), Osman II (1604), Gregory of Nazianzus (329), Croesus (-596), and Suleiman II (1642).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Zoë Porphyrogenita ranks 29. Before her are Mehmed IV (1642), Mehmed I (1386), Constantine XI Palaiologos (1404), Alp Arslan (1029), Şehzade Mustafa (1515), and Mehmed VI (1861). After her are Osman II (1604), Croesus (-596), Suleiman II (1642), Mahmud II (1785), Mahidevran (1500), and Mehmed V (1844).

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