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4 days ago · The Paleologus family in Pesaro, attested from the early 16th century onwards, claimed descent from 'John Palaiologos', a purported third son of Thomas Palaiologos. Their genealogy mainly derives from the tombstone of Theodore Paleologus (d. 1636), which lists Theodore's male-line ancestors five generations back, reaching Thomas. [86]
4 days ago · The conventional response is that Manuel II Palaiologos (1391-1425) returned from self-imposed exile in the West and was able to restore a measure of soundness to the Byzantine state. However, his eldest son John VIII (1425–48) frittered away the opportunities thus created and another son Constantine XI (1448–53) was left to face the ...
5 days ago · In order to keep the Byzantine Empire alive as the Ottoman Empire was expanding, the Byzantine emperor and Constantine’s grandfather John V Palaiologos (r. 1341-1391) submitted to the Ottomans sultan Murad I (r. 1362-1389) as a vassal thus making the Byzantine emperor have to follow every order his overlord, the Ottoman sultan gave. John V ...
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 ...
The last stand of the Byzantines was led by Emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos (some, including Edward Gibbon, number him XII), who had been on the throne for a mere four years before he fell along with his city on its final day. A coin depicting Constantine XI – Clipped from Constantine, The Last Emperor of the Greeks.
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.
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5 days ago · Welcome back to another article by the Byzantium Blogger! For now, I am taking a quick break from my 12-part Byzantine Alternate History fan fiction series as I have just completed chapter Continue reading “A Review and Reaction to the Byzantine era novel “The Usurper” from a Byzantine history fan”
