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Andronicus II Palaeologus was a Byzantine emperor who was the son of Michael VIII Palaeologus. During Andronicus’s reign (1282–1328) the Byzantine Empire declined to the status of a minor state, confined by the Ottoman Turks in Anatolia and the Serbs in the Balkans.
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Andronikos Palaiologos or Andronicus Palaeologus (Greek: Ἀνδρόνικος Παλαιολόγος) was a Byzantine prince and the last Byzantine governor of Thessalonica with the title of despot (despotēs), from 1408 to 1423.
The reign of Andronikos II marks the point at which Byzantium truly declined to the rank of a second-rate power. One of Andronikos’s first actions was to save money by scrapping his father’s successful fleet, a mistake that would leave Byzantium at the mercy of the maritime powers of Italy.
Overview. Andronikos II Palaiologos. (1282—1328) Quick Reference. Emperor (1282–1328); born 1259 or 1260, died Constantinople 13 Feb. 1332. His 46-year reign, the third longest in the history of the empire, was plagued by religious dissension, Ottoman advances ... From: Andronikos II Palaiologos in The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium »
Andronikos II Palaiologos (Greek: Ἀνδρόνικος Δούκας Ἄγγελος Κομνηνὸς Παλαιολόγος, romanized: Andrónikos Doúkās Ángelos Komnēnós Palaiologos; 25 March 1259 – 13 February 1332), usually Latinized as Andronicus II Palaeologus, reigned as Byzantine emperor from 1282 to 1328.
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ANDRONICUS II PALAEOLOGUS, BYZANTINE EMPEROR. Patriarchate 1282 to 1328; b. Constantinople, 1256; d. May 24, 1332. He was the son of Michael VIII Palaeologus and Theodora Ducas. At 15 he was married to the daughter of Stephen V of Hungary and associated in the Emperorship (1271).
