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Biography. Marriages. Representation in art. Gallery. Ancestry. See also. References. Sources. Further reading. John VIII Palaiologos or Palaeologus ( Greek: Ἰωάννης Παλαιολόγος, romanized : Iōánnēs Palaiológos; 18 December 1392 – 31 October 1448) was the penultimate Byzantine emperor.
John VIII Palaeologus (born December 17/18, 1392—died October 31, 1448, Constantinople, Byzantine Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey]) 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.
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John VIII takes over. Medal of the Emperor John VIII Palaiologos during his visit to Florence, by Pisanello (1438). The legend reads, in Greek: "John the Palaiologos, basileus and autokrator of the Romans". Manuel II's final years saw his gains wasted and the Empire status quo ante 1391.
At the Battle of Pelagonia (1259), the forces of the Byzantine emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos (r. 1259–1282) killed or captured most of the Latin nobles of the Principality of Achaea, including the Prince William II of Villehardouin (r. 1246–1278).
John VIII Palaiologos or Palaeologus 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 prioritized the protection of Constantinople against the Ottoman Empire.
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.
John VIII (born, Rome [Italy]—died Dec. 16, 882, Rome) was the pope from 872 to 882. John was a deacon of the Roman church when elected on Dec. 14, 872, to succeed Pope Adrian II. He supported archbishop St. Methodius in the Christianization of the Slavs and sanctioned the use of the Slavic language for the liturgy.
