Zoe Porphyrogenita

Byzantine Empress
Person human Q41659
Zoe Porphyrogenita
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Zoe Porphyrogenita

Summary

Zoe Porphyrogenita is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Constantinople[2]. She was born on 978[3]. She passed away in Constantinople[4]. She died on June 1050[5]. She worked as a sovereign[6]. She ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (858 views/month, #6,984 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Zoe Porphyrogenita's place of birth was Constantinople[2].
  • Zoe Porphyrogenita died in Constantinople[4].
  • Zoe Porphyrogenita was born on 978[3].
  • Zoe Porphyrogenita died on June 1050[5].
  • Zoe Porphyrogenita is buried at Church of the Holy Apostles[8].
  • Zoe Porphyrogenita's father was Konstantinos VIII[9].
  • Zoe Porphyrogenita's mother was Helena[10].
  • Zoe Porphyrogenita was married to Romanos III Argyros[11].
  • Zoe Porphyrogenita was married to Konstantinos IX Monomachos[12].
  • Among Zoe Porphyrogenita's spouses was Michael IV the Paphlagonian[13].
  • Zoe Porphyrogenita held citizenship in Byzantine Empire[14].
  • medieval Greek was Zoe Porphyrogenita's native language[15].
  • Zoe Porphyrogenita worked as a sovereign[6].
  • Zoe Porphyrogenita held the position of Byzantine emperor[16].
  • Zoe Porphyrogenita is recorded as female[17].
  • Zoe Porphyrogenita's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Zoe Porphyrogenita's family is recorded as Macedonian dynasty[19].
  • Zoe Porphyrogenita's noble title is recorded as Byzantine emperor[20].
  • Zoe Porphyrogenita's noble title is recorded as Byzantine empress[21].
  • Zoe Porphyrogenita's Commons category is recorded as Empress Zoe[22].
  • Zoe Porphyrogenita's given name is recorded as Zoe[23].
  • Zoe Porphyrogenita's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Empress Zoe[24].
  • Zoe Porphyrogenita's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25].
  • Zoe Porphyrogenita's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26].
  • Zoe Porphyrogenita's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Ζωή'}[27].

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Origins and Family

Zoe Porphyrogenita's place of birth was Constantinople[2]. She was born on 978[3]. Her father was Konstantinos VIII[9]. Her mother was Helena[10]. medieval Greek was her native language[15].

Career and Affiliations

Zoe Porphyrogenita's professions included sovereign[6]. She held the position of Byzantine emperor[16].

Personal Life

Spouses include Romanos III Argyros[11], a monarch[28], 0968–1034[29], of Byzantine Empire[30]; Konstantinos IX Monomachos[12], a politician[31], 1000–1055[32], of Byzantine Empire[33]; and Michael IV the Paphlagonian[13], an emperor[34], 1010–1041[35], of Byzantine Empire[36].

Death and Burial

Zoe Porphyrogenita died on June 1050[5]. She died in Constantinople[4]. Burial took place at Church of the Holy Apostles[8].

Why It Matters

Zoe Porphyrogenita ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (858 views/month, #6,984 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] She is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was Zoe Porphyrogenita born?

Zoe Porphyrogenita was born in Constantinople[2].

Where did Zoe Porphyrogenita die?

Zoe Porphyrogenita passed away in Constantinople[4].

Who were Zoe Porphyrogenita's parents?

Zoe Porphyrogenita's father was Konstantinos VIII[9]. Zoe Porphyrogenita's mother was Helena[10].

Who was Zoe Porphyrogenita married to?

Zoe Porphyrogenita's spouses include Romanos III Argyros[11], Konstantinos IX Monomachos[12], and Michael IV the Paphlagonian[13].

What did Zoe Porphyrogenita do for work?

Zoe Porphyrogenita worked as sovereign[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] . wikidata.org.
  13. [20] . wikidata.org.
  14. [21] . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . wikidata.org.
  16. [6] . wikidata.org.
  17. [8] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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