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John VIII Palaiologos or Palaeologus (Greek: Ἰωάννης Παλαιολόγος, romanized: Iōánnēs Palaiológos; 18 December 1392 – 31 October 1448) was the penultimate Byzantine emperor. Ruling from 1425 to 1448, he attempted, and failed, to bring about the reunification of the Orthodox and Catholic churches and ...
John V Palaiologos or Palaeologus (Greek: Ἰωάννης Παλαιολόγος, Iōánnēs Palaiológos; 18 June 1332 – 16 February 1391) was Byzantine emperor from 1341 to 1391, with interruptions.
Manuel had two sons; John Palaiologos, who died young, and Andreas, probably named after Manuel's brother. Manuel's son Andreas converted to Islam and might have served as an Ottoman court official. [1]
John V Palaeologus was a Byzantine emperor (1341–91) whose rule was marked by civil war and increased domination by the Ottoman Turks, despite his efforts to salvage the empire. Nine years old when his father, Andronicus III, died, John was too young to rule, and a dispute over the regency broke.
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John VIII Palaeologus was a Byzantine emperor who spent his reign appealing to the West for help against the final assaults by the Ottoman Turks on the Byzantine Empire. Son of Manuel II Palaeologus, John was crowned coemperor with his father in 1408 and took effective rule in 1421. He was sole.
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Overview. John VIII Palaiologos. (1392—1448) Quick Reference. (1392–1448), Emperor of Byzantium. He was made co-emperor before 1408, regent and emperor-designate (αὐ̑τοκράτωρ) on 19 January 1421, and emperor in mid-1425, in succession to his father Manuel II. In ... From: John VIII Palaiologos in The Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance »
Rulers of Byzantium. John VIII Palaiologos (1425–1448) John VIII was the son of emperor Manuel Palaiologos and the penultimate emperor of Byzantium. He is also the final emperor represented in the seals collection at Dumbarton Oaks. The empire that John ruled was but a shadow of its former self.
