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10.3 cm (4.1 in) The medal of John VIII Palaeologus is a portrait medal by the Italian Renaissance artist Pisanello. It is generally considered to be the first portrait medal of the Renaissance. [1] [2] [3] On the obverse of the medal is a profile portrait of the penultimate Byzantine emperor, John VIII Palaeologus; the reverse contains an ...
Eastern scholars have long accused John VIII Palaiologos of sacrificing the faith for temporal gain when he oversaw the Union of Florence. Westerners have blamed him for the union's ultimate failure. These competing narratives both err by too sharply differentiating between religion and politics, and allowing the opinions of John's contemporary ...
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.
empereur d'Orient Jean VIII; Byzantijns keizer Joannes VIII Paleologus; John Palaiologos; Iōannēs Ē' Palaiologos; John VIII Paleologus; Emperor of the East John VIII Palaeologus
Oct 31, 2022 · John VIII Palaiologos or Palaeologus (Greek: Ίωάννης Η' Παλαιολόγος, Iōannēs VIII Palaiologos, December 18, 1392 – October 31, 1448, Constantinople), was Byzantine Emperor from 1425 to 1448. John VIII Palaiologos was the eldest son of Manuel II Palaiologos and Helena Dragaš, the daughter of the Serbian prince Constantine ...
Jan 16, 2024 · John VIII Palaiologos or Palaeologus was the penultimate Byzantine emperor, ruling from 1425 to 1448. In June 1422, John VIII Palaiologos supervised the defense of Constantinople during a siege by Murad II, but had to accept the loss of Thessalonica, which his brother Andronikos had given to Venice in 1423.
Aug 11, 2020 · The reign of Theodore I Palaiologos (r. 1383-1407 CE) was much like that of his predecessors in the sense that the Despotate of the Morea operated autonomously of the Byzantine emperor in Constantinople. This was especially true during the final years of John V's reign, although Theodore was quite loyal to his brother Manuel II Palaiologos (r ...
