Nicephorus
Sign in to saveNikephoros (), Nikiforos or Nicephorus is a Greek male name meaning "Bringer of Victory" that was commonly used among the aristocracy of the Byzantine Empire. It may refer to:
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Nikephoros (), Nikiforos or Nicephorus is a Greek male name meaning "Bringer of Victory" that was commonly used among the aristocracy of the Byzantine Empire. It may refer to:
==Rulers== Nikephoros I Logothetes, Byzantine emperor 802–811 Nikephoros II Phokas, Byzantine emperor 963–969 Nikephoros III Botaneiates, Byzantine emperor 1078–1081 Nikephoros I Komnenos Doukas, despot of Epirus 1267–1297 Nikephoros II Orsini, ruler of Epirus 1335–1338 and 1356–1359
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