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Thomas Palaiologos, younger brother of Constantine XI and Despot of the Morea 1428–1460. In the aftermath of Constantinople's fall, one of the most pressing threats to the new Ottoman regime was the possibility that one of Constantine XI's relatives would secure support and return to reclaim the empire.
v. t. e. The Byzantine Empire was ruled by the Palaiologos dynasty in the period between 1261 and 1453, from the restoration of Byzantine rule to Constantinople by the usurper Michael VIII Palaiologos following its recapture from the Latin Empire, founded after the Fourth Crusade (1204), up to the Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire.
John V Palaiologos (second reign) 1 July 1379 – 14 April 1390 (10 years, 9 months and 13 days) Restored to senior emperor, he was reconciled with Andronikos IV in 1381, re-appointing him co-emperor. He was overthrown again in 1390 by his grandson, John VII. John VII Palaiologos Ἰωάννης Παλαιολόγος: 14 April 1390 – 17 ...
J. John Palaiologos (brother of Michael VIII) John Palaiologos (Caesar) John Palaiologos (son of Andronikos II) John V Palaiologos. John VI Kantakouzenos. John VII Palaiologos. John VIII Palaiologos. John Doukas Angelos Palaiologos Raoul Laskaris Tornikes Philanthropenos Asen.
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 Empire of Nicaea into a restored Byzantine Empire. [4] His reign saw considerable recovery of Byzantine power, including the ...
The Paleologus family ( pl. Paleologi; Italian: Paleologo ), also called Palaiologos, Palaeologus and Paleologue, were a noble family from Pesaro in Italy who later established themselves in England in the 17th century. They might have been late-surviving descendants of the Palaiologos dynasty, rulers of the Byzantine Empire from 1259/1261 to ...
John V Palaiologos or Palaeologus ( Greek: Ἰωάννης Παλαιολόγος, Iōánnēs Palaiológos; 18 June 1332 – 16 February 1391) was Byzantine emperor from 1341 to 1391, with interruptions. His long reign was marked by constant civil war, the spread of the Black Death and several military defeats to the Ottoman Turks, who rose as ...
John VIII Palaiologos or Palaeologus (Greek: Ἰωάννης Παλαιολόγος, romanized: Iōánnēs Palaiológos; 18 December 1392 – 31 October 1448) was the penultimate Byzantine emperor. Ruling from 1425 to 1448, he attempted to bring about the reunification of the Orthodox and Catholic churches and prioritized the protection of ...