Leo III the Syrian

emperor of Byzantine Empire
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Summary

Leo III the Syrian was born on January 1, 675[1], in Kahramanmaraş[2]. He died on June 18, 741[3], in Constantinople[4]. He worked as a military personnel[5]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,592 views/month, #6,758 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Spouse: Maria, wife of Leo III[7]
  • Child: Konstantinos V[8], Anna, wife of Artabasdos[9], Kozma[10], Irina[11]
  • Country of citizenship: Byzantine Empire[12]
  • Position held: Byzantine emperor[13]
  • Religion or worldview: Christianity[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Family: Isaurian dynasty[16]
  • Commons category: Leo III the Isaurian[17]
  • Military, police or special rank: strategos[18]
  • Cause of death: edema[19]
  • Given name: Leo[20], León[21], Lev[22]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Leo III the Isaurian[23]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[24]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[26], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[27], New International Encyclopedia[28]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Ancient Greek[29]
  • Name in native language: Λέων Γ΄[30]
  • Different from: Leo III[31]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[32]
  • Writing language: Ancient Greek[33]

Why It Matters

Leo III the Syrian has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Leo III the Syrian born?

Leo III the Syrian's place of birth was Kahramanmaraş[2].

Where did Leo III the Syrian die?

Leo III the Syrian passed away in Constantinople[4].

Who was Leo III the Syrian married to?

Leo III the Syrian's spouses include Maria, wife of Leo III[7].

What did Leo III the Syrian do for work?

Leo III the Syrian worked as a military personnel[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [1] ↑ . AlKindi. wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 69
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'als', 'an', 'ar', 'arz', 'az', 'azb', 'be', 'bg', 'br', 'ca', 'cs', 'cy'
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Corona Australis
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  3. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14608 → 118779540
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  4. 16w ago · Pi bot bot · 2026-06-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons category → Leo III the Isaurian
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Commons category: Leo III the Isaurian, Update P373 to avoid commons category redirect"
  5. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 12abQM
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/37444|batch #37444]]: Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) (P14541) 2"
  6. 17w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id → 698643
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Parsifal cluster id: 698643, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/161570666|Leo (#161570666)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6216|Parsifal persons]] #mix'n'ma"
  7. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id → cnp01329465
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  8. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id → cnp01329465
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30848|batch #30848]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (5)"
  9. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Spouse → Maria, wife of Leo III
    Religion or worldview → Christianity
    Citizenship → —
    Given name → Leo, León, Lev
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Cantic id: 981061252851706706, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/286149332|Lleó (#286149332)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7884|CANTIC]] #mix'n'"
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