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Palaeologus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John V was the father, with Helena, a daughter of John VI Cantacuzenus, of Andronicus IV Palaeologus and Manuel II Palaeologus. John V was compelled to marry Helena, a daughter of John VI Cantacuzenus. John VIII Palaeologus, Byzantine Emperor, on a Renaissance medal by Pisanello Ferrara. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Palaeologus   (1368 words)

Palaeologus articles on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) Palaeologus PALAEOLOGUS [Palaeologus], Greek dynasty that ruled the Byzantine Empire from its restoration in 1261 to its final conquest by the Turks in 1453. John V JOHN V [John V] (John Palaeologus), 1332-91, Byzantine emperor (1341-91), son and successor of Andronicus III. John VIII JOHN VIII [John VIII] (John Palaeologus), 1390-1448, Byzantine emperor (1425-48), son and successor of Manuel II. www.encyclopedia.com /searchpool.asp?target=Palaeologus   (467 words)

John VIII Palaeologus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Medal of the emperor during his visit to Florence, by Pisanello (1438). John VIII (1390 – Constantinople October 31, 1448), surnamed Palaeologus (Greek: Ιωάννης Η' Παλαιολόγος), Byzantine Emperor, the oldest son of Manuel II (1391–1425), became sole emperor in 1425. He was married twice, first to Anna, daughter of Grand Duke Basil I of Moscow (1389–1425) in 1414, then to Sophia of Montferrat in 1421, when he was made co-Emperor with his father Manuel II. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_VIII_Palaeologus   (305 words)

John VIII Palaeologus - Britannica Concise   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) The son of Manuel II Palaeologus, he was crowned coemperor with his father in 1408 and took effective control of the empire in 1421. Michael VIII Palaeologus - Nicaean emperor (1259–61) and Byzantine emperor (1261–82), founder of the Palaeologan dynasty. John IV - emperor of Nicaea whose brief reign as a minor was filled with intrigue and conspiracies that culminated in the seizure of power by Michael Palaeologus, the future Byzantine emperor Michael VIII. concise.britannica.com /ebc/article-9368606   (446 words)

Medal of Emperor John VIII Palaeologus (obverse) by PISANELLO John VIII Palaeologus (1390-1448) 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. Son of Manuel II Palaeologus, John was crowned co-emperor with his father in 1421 and succeeded him in July 1425. John's spirit was broken, and intrigues over the succession, coupled with news of the Turkish victory over the Hungarians in the Second Battle of Kosovo in October 1448, hastened his death. www.wga.hu /html/p/pisanell/medals/palaigol.html   (224 words)

MSN Encarta - Search Results - John VIII Palaeologus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) John III Ducas Vatatzes (1193-1254), Byzantine emperor (1222-1254), who, by his military successes and external policies, isolated the Latin Empire... Palaeologus, family that ruled the Byzantine Empire from 1261 until it fell to the Ottoman Empire in 1453. In 1421, Manuel relinquished the government of the empire to his son, John VIII Palaeologus, and two years later sought seclusion in a monastery. uk.encarta.msn.com /John_VIII_Palaeologus.html   (143 words)

math lessons - Palaeologus Although the family was an old one (George Palaeologus was a friend of Alexius I Comnenus), the patriarch of the dynasty was Andronicus Palaeologus. John V was the father, with Helena, a daughter of John VI Cantacuzenus, of Andronicus IV Palaeologus, who was himself the father of John VII Palaeologus. Manuel II was the father of John VIII Palaeologus, the last Byzantine emperor, Constantine XI Palaeologus, and the despots of Morea Thomas and Demetrius Palaeologus. www.mathdaily.com /lessons/Palaeologus   (533 words)

Palaeologus - Psychology Central   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) Image:Constantinos Paleologos at the battlements, dawn of the 29th May of 1453.jpg Michael VIII's son Andronicus II married firstly Anna of Hungary and fathered Michael Palaeologus, sometimes numbered the ninth. John V Palaeologus, son of Andronicus III (disputed by John VI Cantacuzenus, a maternal relative of the Palaeologans Image:John VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantium.JPG Under the rule of the Palaeologoi, the fragmented empire still claimed descent from the Roman Empire, but began to focus more on the empire's Greek character, as it no longer ruled an ethnically diverse state. psychcentral.com /psypsych/Palaeologus   (1358 words)

Constantinople   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) John II was an able and just ruler who gave to the Empire peace at home and was usually successful in his wars. John V was restored to the throne on condition that he should recognize Andronicus IV as his rightful heir. John's contribution to the defence of Europe was a treaty with the western ecclesiastical council of Ferrara (1439) for the union of the Greek and Latin churches which he was quite unable to impose on his own subjects. www.roman-empire.net /constant/constantinople.html   (13388 words)

John VIII Palaeologus --  Encyclopædia Britannica Palaeologus also spelled Palaiologos Byzantine emperor who spent his reign appealing to the West for help against the final assaults by the Ottoman Turks on the Byzantine Empire. Son of Manuel II Palaeologus, John was crowned coemperor with his father in 1408 and took effective rule in 1421. Michael VIII Palaeologus, emperor at Nicaea in 1259, founded the dynasty of the Palaeologi in Constantinople in 1261. www.britannica.com /eb/article-9043742   (713 words)

John V Palaeologus - Britannica Concise The son of Andronicus III Palaeologus, he inherited the throne at age nine; John VI Cantacuzenus served as his regent and coemperor (1347–54). John V - Byzantine emperor (1341–91) whose rule was marked by civil war and increased domination by the Ottoman Turks, despite his efforts to salvage the empire. John VII - Byzantine emperor who reigned for several months in 1390 by seizing control of Constantinople from his grandfather, the emperor John V Palaeologus. concise.britannica.com /ebc/article-9368604   (424 words)

Coins of the Byzantine Empire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) John I as attributed by Leo the Deacon John came to power through the machinations of his mistress, and the wife of Nicephorus, Theophano. John is described as handsome with dark-blond hair, a red beard and piercing blue eyes, though his surname refers to his short stature. www.wegm.com /coins/johni.htm   (604 words)

Two Interesting Medals John VIII came to Italy in search of aid for his empire which was under extreme pressure from the Turks. John VIII reasoned that Byzantium was the only bulwark left preventing the Turks and Islam from overrunning the West, and therefore the West would come to his aid in enlightened self interest. Even worse, the promised aid never arrived and John VIII's successor (and brother), Constantine XI Paleologus, died on the walls on May 28, 1453 defending it from Mehmet II and his soon to be victorious army. www.pdxcoinclub.org /gallery/TwoInterestingMedals/TwoInterestingMedals.html   (1090 words)

iqexpand.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) John VIII (1390 - Constantinople October 31, 1448), surnamed Palaeologus, Byzantine emperor... John VII Palaeologus, (1370-1408, rival emperor 1390) Manuel II Palaeologus, (1350-1425, ruled 1391 - 1425) John VII Palaeologus, (rival emperor 1399 - 1402) John VIII Palaeologus, (1392-1448, ruled... John VIII Palaeologus (Ιωάννης Η' Παλαιολόγος) (1392 - 1448, ruled 1425 - 1448) — son of Manuel II Constantine XI Palaeologus Dragatses (Κωνσταντίνος ΙΑ... john_viii_palaeologus.iqexpand.com /index.php?title=Recentchangeslinked&target=John_viii_palaeologus   (356 words)

Palaeologus - The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition - HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) PALAEOLOGUS [Palaeologus], Greek dynasty that ruled the Byzantine Empire from its restoration in 1261 to its final conquest by the Turks in 1453. John V acceded in 1341, but was kept from the throne until 1354 by John VI (John Cantacuzene) and from 1376 until 1379 by his son, Andronicus IV. Her lover, a Greek prince by the name of Palaeologus, took her to Greece to the island of Chios where they were married.' At that time, Chios was a dependant of Genoa. www.highbeam.com /ref/doc3.asp?docid=1E1:Palaeolo   (488 words)

John VIII on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) JOHN VIII [John VIII] (John Palaeologus), 1390-1448, Byzantine emperor (1425-48), son and successor of Manuel II. Henry VIII's early foreign policy, 1509-29: Jez Ross takes issue with the traditional view which sees the early foreign policy of the second Tudor monarch as a costly failure. Archive Photos 01-01-1995 John DudleyJohn Dudley (1532?-88), the Duke of Northumbria and regent of King Edward VI, holds a small wildflower a a symbol of gentility. www.encyclopedia.com /html/J/John8Byz.asp   (482 words)

National Gallery of Art - Artistic Exchange: Europe and the Islamic World John VIII Palaeologus, 1390-1448, Emperor of Constantinople 1425 Pisanello studied John VIII Palaeologus, the penultimate emperor of Byzantium, while he was attending the Council of Eastern and Western Churches in Ferrara and Florence in 1438 to 1439, sketching him both formally dressed and mounted for hunting. The medal's distillation of the drawings emphasized exotic aspects of the emperor's appearance: on the obverse, the tall hat with a large ruby on top and a sharp brim, the coiled hair, and the pointed beard; on the reverse, the small horse and Turkish style archery equipment. www.nga.gov /exhibitions/2004/artexchange/artexchange_ss28.shtm   (168 words)

Gennadius Scholarius - OrthodoxWiki Gennadius II Scholarius (né Georgios) was Patriarch of Constantinople from 1454 to 1464, the first patriarch following the Fall of Constantinople in 1453, philosopher and theologian, was one of the last representatives of Byzantine learning, and a strong advocate of Aristotelian philosophy and the philosophy of Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) in the Church. He appears to have been born at Constantinople about 1400 and to have entered the service of the emperor John VIII Palaeologus as a theological advisor. After the death of John VIII Palaeologus in 1448, he became a monk at the monastery of Pantokrator and took the name Gennadius. www.orthodoxwiki.org /Gennadius_Scholarius   (454 words)

Manuel II Palaeologus Manuel II Palaeologus (1350 - July 21, 1425) was intellectual, soldier, statesman, and Byzantine emperor (1391-1425). In January 19, 1421 his son John (Ioannes), married Sophia Momferra and was crowned co-emperor. John died in 1448, after he had recommended his brother Constantine as his successor. fstav.50megs.com /emperors/john_manuel2.html   (1033 words)

math lessons - List of Byzantine Emperors John VI Cantacuzenus (1295-1383, co-emperor 1347 - 1354) – father-in-law of John V John VII Palaeologus (1370-1408, rival emperor 1390) – son of Andronicus IV John VIII Palaeologus (1392-1448, ruled 1425 - 1448) – son of Manuel II www.mathdaily.com /lessons/Byzantine_emperor   (1484 words)

Michael VIII Byzantine Emperor: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) In 1274, (19) the Byzantine emperor Michael VIII Paleologos for political and military reasons submitted himself formally to the pope and the Church of Rome... Emperor Michael Palaeologus VIII recaptured Constantinople from the Latins in 1261... MICHAEL VIII, Byzantine emperor (Michael Palaeologus), c.1225 1282, Byzantine emperor (1261 82), first...capital from Emperor Baldwin II. www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/101258666   (1303 words)

All Empires History Forum: Most Effective Palaeologan Emperor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) John VI as talented a man as your likely to find almost anywhere in Byzantiums long and distinguished history, truly deservant of better times. Although it was good for the Byzantine clergy and people, Andronicus' reversal of his father's union work with the Catholics at Lyons placed another firm wedge between the East and the West and probably cancelled right then and there any hope of a solid military commitment to aid from the West. I echo your praise of John VI Canatacuzenus. www.allempires.com /forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5446&TPN=2   (1495 words)

[No title] The eldest son of Manuel II, John VIII succeeded to an empire which, apart from the flourishing despotate of the Morea, consisted only of the city of Constantinople itself. Here John ruled for a quarter of a century and, like his father and grandfather before him, he journeyed to the West to try to obtain aid for the beleaguered Christian city. John VIII died childless on October 31, 1448, and was succeeded by his younger brother Constantine Palaeologus, just five years before the fall of Constantinople to the Turks and the end of the Byzantine Empire. www.wildwinds.com /coins/sb/sb2563.3.txt   (474 words)

PALAEOLOGUS FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) # Michael IX, co-emperor, son of Andronicus II Andronicus III Palaeologus, son of Michael IX John V Palaeologus, son of Andronicus III (disputed by John VI Cantacuzenus, a maternal relative of the Palaeologans # John VII Palaeologus, son of Andronikos IV Andronicus V Palaeologus, co-emperor, son of John VII # John VIII Palaeologus, eldest son of Manuel II Constantine XI Palaeologus, a younger son of Manuel II Dynastic relations mrdefine.com /Palaeologus   (1315 words)

Wikinfo | List of Byzantine Emperors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) John V Palaeologus, (1332-1391, ruled 1341 - 1376) John VI Cantacuzenus, (1295-1383, co-emperor 1347 - 1354) John VII Palaeologus, (rival emperor 1399 - 1402) www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Byzantine_Emperor   (760 words)

Byzantine Genealogy JOHN III Ducas Vatatzes 1222 - 3rd Nov 1254, son-in-law of Theodore I, born 1193. JOHN IV Lascaris Aug 1258-1261 deposed, blinded and imprisoned, son of Theodore II, born 1250; fate uncertain. JOHN VIII Palaeologus co-ruler from 19th Jan 1421; sole ruler 1423 - 31st Oct 1448, son of Manuel II, born 1390. www.aoti76.dsl.pipex.com /byz_gen.htm   (1795 words)

John VIII Palaeologus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) John VIII (1390 - Constantinople (The largest city and former capital of Turkey; rebuilt on the site of ancient Byzantium by Constantine I in the fourth century; renamed Constantinople by Constantine who made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire; now the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Chu) the oldest son of Manuel II (Manuel ii palaeologus (1350 - july 21 1425) was byzantine emperor from 1391 to 1425, and...) John V Palaeologus (John v palaeologus (1332 - february 16, Exception Handler: No article summary found. www.absoluteastronomy.com /ref/john_viii_palaeologus3   (1022 words)

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