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  Palaeologus - LoveToKnow 1911   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Michael Palaeologus, probably his son, was sent by Manuel II.
A son or brother of Michael, named George, received from the emperor Manuel the title of Sebastos, and was entrusted with several important missions; it is uncertain whether he ought to be identified with the George Palaeologus who took part in the conspiracy which dethroned Isaac Angelus in favour of Alexius Angelus in 1195.
Andronicus Palaeologus Comnenus was Great Domestic under Theodore Lascaris and John Vatatzes; his eldest son by Irene Palaeologina, Michael (q.v.), became the eighth emperor of that name in 1260, and was in turn followed by his son Andronicus II.
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 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Palaiologoi
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, Thomas Palaeologus (whose daughter Zoe married Ivan III of Russia and was renamed Sophia), and the last Byzantine emperor, Constantine XI Palaeologus.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Palaiologoi   (650 words)

  
 Palaeologus — FactMonster.com
Branches of the Palaeologus family survived in various European countries.
John V, Byzantine emperor - John V John V (John Palaeologus), 1332–91, Byzantine emperor (1341–91), son and...
Manuel II, Byzantine emperor - Manuel II Manuel II (Manuel Palaeologus), 1350–1425, Byzantine emperor (1391–1425), son...
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 Commentary | Solon Economou: Pope, Palaeologus and pretext
If Manuel II Palaeologus, the 14th-century emperor of Byzantium, were alive today, he would be least surprised of all at the bloodthirstiness of irate Muslims over Pope Benedict's recent speech at the University of Regensburg in Germany.
The pope quoted Palaeologus who said, in a discussion with a learned Persian about Islam and Christianity, ''Show me just what Muhammad brought that was new, and there you will find only things evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached.''
Palaeologus and the other Byzantine emperors had been defending against Muslim invasion, butchery, and domination over Christian lands for generations.
www.capecodonline.com /cctimes/commentary/columns/economou/2006/09/pope_palaeologus_and_pretext.htm   (734 words)

  
 Palaeologus - Definition, explanation
Although the family was an old one (George Palaeologus was a friend of Alexius I Comnenus), the patriarch of the Imperial dynasty was Andronicus 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.
Augustus (27 BC-AD 14) to Constantine XI Palaeologus (1449-1453).
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/p/pa/palaeologus.php   (752 words)

  
 Medieval Sourcebook: Anna Comnena: The Alexiad: Book IV
However, George Palaeologus, a brave man and expert in every sort of strategy, who had fought thousands of battles in the East and come out victor, was undismayed, and began fortifying the city.
For Palaeologus had now planned to set fire to Robert's huge wooden tower, and had collected naphtha and pitch and faggots of dry wood and catapults on the walls, and was awaiting the enemy's attack.
Then Palaeologus from the inside drove forward the enormous beam with the help of the large body of brave men and the machines he had got ready, and thus rendered Robert's tower useless, for the beam effectually prevented the door being opened.
www.fordham.edu /halsall/basis/annacomnena-alexiad04.html   (5334 words)

  
 Michael VIII Palaeologus information - Search.com
Michael VIII Palaeologus was the son of the megas domestikos Andronicus Ducas Comnenus Palaeologus by Theodora Angela Palaeologina, the granddaughter of Emperor Alexius III Angelus and Euphrosyne Doukaina Kamaterina.
A few days after the death of Emperor Theodore II Lascaris in 1259, Michael Palaeologus replaced the influential bureaucrat George Mouzalon (when the latter was murdered), becoming joint guardian for the eight-year old Emperor John IV Lascaris together with the patriarch Arsenios.
In 1253, Michael VIII Palaeologus married Theodora Ducas Vatatzes, a grandniece of John III Ducas Vatatzes, Emperor of Nicaea.
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 Thomas and Demetrius Palaeologus - Definition, explanation
After the fall of Constantinople to Mehmed II, the only free province of the Byzantine Empire was the Despotate of Morea, ruled by two brothers of the dead emperor Constantine XI Palaeologus, Thomas and Demetrius Palaeologus.
Only after the deaths of their older brothers Andronicus, despot of Thessalonica, Theodore, despot of Morea, John VIII Palaeologus, Constantine XI, and two brothers in childhood, were they able to claim the throne.
In the last battle of the Roman Empire, 2213 years after the founding of Rome (not counting the states claiming to be its successor), Graicas Palaeologus, the military commander of the city of Salmenikos defeated Mehmed II, who after a month of siege returned home without conquering that "unimportant city".
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/t/th/thomas_and_demetrius_palaeologus.php   (671 words)

  
 John VIII Palaeologus - Search Results - MSN Encarta
John VIII Palaeologus - Search Results - MSN Encarta
John VIII Palaeologus (1390-1448), Byzantine emperor (1425-48), eldest son and successor of Emperor Manuel II.
Michael VIII Palaeologus (circa 1224-82), Byzantine emperor (1261-82), who restored Greek rule over the Byzantine Empire, which had been conquered...
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 Palaeologus on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
PALAEOLOGUS [Palaeologus], Greek dynasty that ruled the Byzantine Empire from its restoration in 1261 to its final conquest by the Turks in 1453.
Branches of the Palaeologus family survived in various European countries.
Their rule marked the high point of feudalism, partitions of the empire, and internal conflict between religious and secular groups.
encyclopedia.infonautics.com /html/P/Palaeolo.asp   (376 words)

  
 Papal problems with Palaeologus | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited
The row over the Pope's quoting of the words of Manuel II Palaeologus has missed the context in which the emperor was speaking (Report, September 16).
To allow any particular theory a privileged position and an immunity from analysis and debate is an indefensible course of action.
Worryingly, his model for this appears to be a dialogue written by the Byzantine emperor Manuel II Palaeologus between himself and "an educated Persian" discussing Islam and Christianity.
www.guardian.co.uk /pope/story/0,,1874678,00.html   (767 words)

  
 PALAEOLOGUS - Online Information article about PALAEOLOGUS
George Palaeologus is mentioned among the prominent supporters of Nicephorus Botaniates, and afterwards as having helped to raise Alexius I.
Michael Palaeologus, probably his son, was sent by See also:
missions; it is uncertain whether he ought to be identified with the George Palaeologus who took part in the See also:
encyclopedia.jrank.org /PAI_PAS/PALAEOLOGUS.html   (4632 words)

  
 Palaeologus
manuel ii • benedict xvi • paleologus • palaiologos • palaeologus
Since Benedict XVI quoted him in a speech on September 12, 2006, Manuel II's words have been closely examined.
manuel ii • paleologus • palaiologos • palaeologus • twenty-six dialogues with a persian
www.suite101.com /reference/palaeologus   (62 words)

  
 Manuel II Palaeologus
Manuel II Palaeologus: The virtue of a king (Bilingual - Greek / English - excerpts from Manuel’s precepts, selected and translated by Elpenor)
Manuel II Palaeologus, by Wilhelm Baum (De Imperatoribus Romanis)
I wish our politicians today had half of the half of Manuel Palaeologus’ mind.
www.ellopos.net /blog/?p=71   (193 words)

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