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4 days ago · John VIII Palaiologos 1392–1448: Theodore Palaiologos c. 1394/99–1448: Cleofa Malatesta d. 1433: Andronikos Palaiologos 1400–1428: Constantine XI Palaiologos 1405–1453: Demetrios Palaiologos 1407–1470: Theodora Asanina d. 1470: Thomas Palaiologos 1409–1465: Catherine Zaccaria d. 1462: 3–4 more children: Andronikos V Palaiologos ...
4 days ago · Within a short period Michael had deposed the infant John (and had him blinded). Taking the throne as sole emperor (basileus), Michael VIII Palaiologos’ dynastic line continued to rule the empire right up to the Ottoman takeover of Constantinople in 1453. Meantime, Michael consolidated his position and that of Nicaea by defeating the alliance ...
4 days ago · He appears to accept the received opinion that Manuel II Palaiologos did enough to give Byzantium a fair chance of survival, but this came to nothing because of his son John VIII’s overambitious foreign policy. However, his conclusion suggests something much darker.
3 days ago · The History of George Akropolites describes an exceptional period in Byzantine history, between the loss of Constantinople to the forces of the Fourth Crusade in 1204 and the reconquest of the city by Michael VIII Palaiologos in 1261.
5 days ago · John VIII Palaiologos in 1448 true enough died without naming a successor but it was still clear that Constantine was obviously his most preferred choice among his younger brothers all while their mother Helena Dragas now very old true enough also favored Constantine among her 6 sons. Empress Helena Dragas, mother of Constantine XI, art by myself
5 days ago · In 1261, the Byzantine Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos liberated the city, and after its restoration under the Palaiologos dynasty the Byzantine Empire recovered some of its glory—that is, until May 29, 1453, when after a 53-day siege, Constantinople fell into the hands of the Ottomans.
3 days ago · The new seat of the Patriarchate was established in the city of Nicaea until in 1261, when Constantinople was reconquered by the Byzantine Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos. Fall of Constantinople in 1453 and Ottoman period [ edit ]
