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Palaiologos dynasty (1259–1453)
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Michael VIII Palaiologos Μιχαήλ Δούκας Ἄγγελος Κομνηνός Παλαιολόγος (Michaēl Doukas Angelos Komnēnos Palaiologos) |
1 January 1259– 11 December 1282 (23 years, 11 months and 10 days) |
John IV Laskaris (co-basileus, 1259–1261) Andronikos II Palaiologos (junior co-basileus, 1261–1282) |
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Andronikos II Palaiologos Ἀνδρόνικος Δούκας Ἄγγελος Κομνηνός Παλαιολόγος (Andronikos Doukas Angelos Komnēnos Palaiologos) ―with― Michael IX Palaiologos Μιχαήλ Δούκας Ἄγγελος Κομνηνός Παλαιολόγος (Michaēl Doukas Angelos Komnēnos Palaiologos) |
11 December 1282– 24 May 1328 (45 years, 5 months and 13 days) |
Michael IX Palaiologos (co-basileus, 1294/1295–1320) Andronikos III Palaiologos (junior co-basileus, 1325–1328) |
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1294/1295– 12 October 1320 (26/25 years) |
Andronikos II Palaiologos (co-basileus, 1294/1295–1320) | ||||
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Andronikos III Palaiologos Ἀνδρόνικος Δούκας Ἄγγελος Κομνηνός Παλαιολόγος (Andronikos Doukas Angelos Komnēnos Palaiologos) |
24 May 1328– 15 June 1341 (13 years and 22 days) |
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John V Palaiologos Ιωάννης Κομνηνός Παλαιολόγος (Iōannēs Komnēnos Palaiologos) (first reign) |
15 June 1341– 12 August 1376 (35 years, 1 month and 28 days) |
John VI Kantakouzenos (co-basileus and regent, 1347–1354) Matthew Kantakouzenos (junior co-basileus of John VI, 1353–1357) Andronikos IV Palaiologos (junior co-basileus, 1352–1373) Manuel II Palaiologos (junior co-basileus, 1373–1376) |
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John VI Kantakouzenos Ιωάννης Ἄγγελος Παλαιολόγος Καντακουζηνός (Iōannēs Angelos Palaiologos Kantakouzēnos) |
8 February 1347– 4 December 1354 (7 years, 9 months and 27 days) |
John V Palaiologos (co-basileus, 1347–1354) Matthew Kantakouzenos (junior co-basileus, 1347–1354) |
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Andronikos IV Palaiologos Ἀνδρόνικος Κομνηνός Παλαιολόγος (Andronikos Komnēnos Palaiologos) |
12 August 1376– 1 July 1379 (2 years, 10 months and 20 days) |
John VII Palaiologos (junior co-basileus, 1376–1379) | |||
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John V Palaiologos Ιωάννης Κομνηνός Παλαιολόγος (Iōannēs Komnēnos Palaiologos) (second reign) |
1 July 1379– 14 April 1390 (10 years, 9 months and 13 days) |
Andronikos IV Palaiologos (junior co-basileus, 1381–1385) Manuel II Palaiologos (junior co-basileus, 1379–1390) |
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John VII Palaiologos Ιωάννης Παλαιολόγος (Iōannēs Palaiologos) |
14 April 1390– 17 September 1390 (5 months and 4 days) |
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John V Palaiologos Ιωάννης Κομνηνός Παλαιολόγος (Iōannēs Komnēnos Palaiologos) (third reign) |
17 September 1390– 16 February 1391 (4 months and 30 days) |
Manuel II Palaiologos (junior co-basileus, 1390–1391) | |||
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Manuel II Palaiologos Μανουήλ Παλαιολόγος (Manouēl Palaiologos) |
16 February 1391– 21 July 1425 (34 years, 5 months and 6 days) |
John VII Palaiologos (as "Emperor of All Thessaly", 1403–1408) Andronikos V Palaiologos (junior co-basileus of John VII, 1403–1407) John VIII Palaiologos (junior co-basileus, 1416–1425) |
Son and successor of John V; junior co-basileus since 1379. Granted Thessaly to his nephew John VII in 1403 and allowed him to use the imperial title. Left paralyzed by a stroke in 1422, whereafter most his responsibilities were left to his son and co-emperor John VIII. | Born 27 June 1350 in Constantinople. Died in Constantinople of natural causes on 21 July 1425 (aged 75). | [1] |
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John VIII Palaiologos Ιωάννης Παλαιολόγος (Iōannēs Palaiologos) |
21 July 1425– 31 October 1448 (23 years, 3 months and 11 days) |
Son and successor of Manuel II; junior co-basileus since 1416 and effectively ruler since his father had suffered a stroke in 1422. | Born 18 December 1392. Died in Constantinople of natural causes on 31 October 1448 (aged 55). | [2] | |
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Constantine XI Palaiologos Κωνσταντῖνος Δραγάσης Παλαιολόγος (Kōnstantinos Dragasēs Palaiologos) |
6 January 1449– 29 May 1453 (4 years, 4 months and 23 days) |
Son of Manuel II; previously Despot of the Morea. Favored successor of his childless brother John VIII and their mother, Helena Dragaš. The final Roman emperor. | Born 8 February 1405 in Constantinople. Died fighting the Ottomans during the Fall of Constantinople on 29 May 1453 (aged 48). | [3] |
- ^ Nicol 1992, pp. 5–7.
- ^ Nicol 1992, pp. 3–4, 5–7, 35–36.
- ^ Nicol 1992, pp. 2, 35–36, 82.
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