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Michael VIII Palaiologos or Palaeologus reigned as Byzantine emperor from 1261 until his death in 1282, and previously as the co-emperor of the Empire of Nicaea from 1259 to 1261. Michael VIII was the founder of the Palaiologan dynasty that would rule the Byzantine Empire until the Fall of Constantinople in 1453. He recovered Constantinople from the Latin Empire in 1261 and transformed the ...
Michael Palaiologos (Greek: Μιχαήλ Παλαιολόγος; died 1376/77) was a son of Byzantine emperor John V Palaiologos. Michael was the governor of Mesembria and claimant of the Empire of Trebizond. Life. Little is known of Michael's life.
In the early 1270s, Michael VIII Palaiologos launched a major campaign against John I Doukas, ruler of Thessaly. It was to be headed by his own brother, the despotes John Palaiologos. To prevent any aid coming to him from the Latin principalities, he also dispatched a fleet of 73 ships, led by Philanthropenos, to harass their coasts.
May 6, 2024 · Michael VIII Palaiologos (1224-1282) ascended as Byzantine emperor in 1261, having been co-emperor of the Empire of Nicaea since 1259. He founded the Palaiologan dynasty, which lasted until the Fall of Constantinople in 1453. Image: Michael VIII Palaiologos’ portrait. To understand Michael VIII Palaiologos and his significance, it’s ...
Michael VIII Palaiologos (r. 1259–1282) John Doukas Palaiologos was born sometime after 1225 and before 1230, the son of Andronikos Palaiologos, the megas domestikos of the Empire of Nicaea, and his first wife Theodora Palaiologina. John was their second son, after the future emperor Michael Palaiologos, and the fourth child overall.
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