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Thomas Palaiologos. Despot of the Morea from 1428 to 1460. Thomas, detail from the Pintoricchio fresco of Pius II's arrival at Ancona, in the Siena Cathedral. image. coat of arms image. Upload media. Wikipedia. Name in native language. Θωμᾶς Παλαιολόγος.
The House of Palaiologos, also found in English-language literature as Palaeologus or Palaeologue, was a Byzantine Greek noble family that rose to power and produced the last and longest-ruling dynasty in the history of the Byzantine Empire. Their rule as Emperors and Autocrats of the Romans lasted almost two hundred years, from 1259 to the Fall of Constantinople in 1453.
Andreas Palaiologos, sometimes anglicized to Andrew Palaeologus, was the eldest son of Thomas Palaiologos, Despot of the Morea. Thomas was a brother of Constantine XI Palaiologos, the final Byzantine emperor. After his father's death in 1465, Andreas was recognized as the titular Despot of the Morea and from 1483 onwards, he also claimed the title "Emperor of Constantinople".
Thomas Palaiologos, (grekiska:Θωμᾶς Παλαιολόγος) född 1409, död 1465, var en bysantinsk prins och monark i den grekiska korsfararstaten furstendömet Achaea (med titeln despot av Morea) från 1428 till 1460. [2] Han var yngre bror till Konstantin XI Palaiologos, den sista bysantinska kejsaren. Referenser
Centurione continued to hold the post until 1430, when the Despots of the Morea, Constantine Palaiologos and Thomas Palaiologos, conquered the heartland of the Principality in Achaea. Centurione was forced to marry off his daughter, Catherine, to Thomas and to constitute her his heiress. He retreated to his ancestral Messenian castle.
Oct 31, 2022 · Not to be confused with Manuel Palaiologos, his grandson by the same name. Manuel II Palaiologos or Palaeologus (Greek: Μανουήλ ὁ Παλαιολόγος, romanized: Manouēl ho Palaiologos; 27 June 1350 – 21 July 1425) was Byzantine Emperor from 1391 to 1425. Shortly before his death he was tonsured a monk and received the name Matthew.
Oct 3, 2023 · In 1427–1428, Constantine and his brother Ioannis fended off an attack on the Moreas by Carlo II Tocco, the ruler of Epirus, and in 1428 Constantine was proclaimed as Despot of the Moreas, to rule the province together with his older brother Theodore and his younger brother Thomas. Together, the Palaiologos brothers extended Byzantine rule to ...
