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    Michael VIII Palaiologos or Palaeologus (Greek: Μιχαὴλ Δούκας Ἄγγελος Κομνηνὸς Παλαιολόγος, romanized: Mikhaēl Doukas Angelos Komnēnos Palaiologos; 1224...
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    John VIII Palaiologos or Palaeologus (Greek: Ἰωάννης Παλαιολόγος, romanized: Iōánnēs Palaiológos; 18 December 1392 – 31 October 1448) was the penultimate...
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      Palaiologos family Notes Michael VIII and Theodora also had the sons Manuel Palaiologos (c. 1255–before 1259; died young), Constantine Palaiologos (1261–1306;...
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    Andronikos II Palaiologos (Greek: Ἀνδρόνικος Δούκας Ἄγγελος Κομνηνὸς Παλαιολόγος, romanized: Andrónikos Doúkās Ángelos Komnēnós Palaiologos; 25 March 1259...
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    half-brother of the Byzantine Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos. Constantine was born c. 1230, to Andronikos Palaiologos, Grand domestic of the Empire of Nicaea...
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  • Byzantine emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos, the founder of the Palaeologue dynasty. Andronikos was the son of the megas doux Alexios Palaiologos and Irene Komnene...
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  • Michael Palaiologos or Michael Palaeologus (Greek: Μιχαήλ Παλαιολόγος) may refer to: Michael Palaiologos (general) (died 1156), Byzantine military leader...
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    John IV Laskaris (category Michael VIII Palaiologos)
    nobles' leader Michael Palaiologos usurped the post. Soon, on January 1, 1259, Palaiologos made himself co-emperor as Michael VIII. Michael was, in fact...
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  • Doukas Palaiologos (Greek: Ἰωάννης Δούκας Παλαιολόγος, 1225/30 – 1274) was a Byzantine aristocrat, brother to Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos (r. 1259–1282)...
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    Michael IX Palaiologos or Palaeologus (Greek: Μιχαήλ Δούκας Ἄγγελος Κομνηνός Παλαιολόγος, Mikhaēl Doukas Angelos Komnēnos Palaiologos; 17 April 1277 –...
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    the Palaiologos dynasty in the period between 1261 and 1453, from the restoration of Byzantine rule to Constantinople by the usurper Michael VIII Palaiologos...
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    Constantine Palaiologos or Palaeologus (Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος Παλαιολόγος; 1261 – 5 May 1306) was a Byzantine prince of the Palaiologos dynasty, who also...
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    John V Palaiologos or Palaeologus (Greek: Ἰωάννης Παλαιολόγος, Iōánnēs Palaiológos; 18 June 1332 – 16 February 1391) was Byzantine emperor from 1341 to...
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    Manuel II Palaiologos or Palaeologus (Greek: Μανουὴλ Παλαιολόγος, romanized: Manouēl Palaiológos; 27 June 1350 – 21 July 1425) was Byzantine emperor from...
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    Andronikos III Palaiologos (Medieval Greek: Ἀνδρόνικος Δούκας Ἄγγελος Κομνηνός Παλαιολόγος, romanized: Andrónikos Doúkās Ángelos Komnēnós Palaiológos; 25 March...
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    included emperors John VIII Palaiologos and Constantine XI Palaiologos, as well as Demetrios Palaiologos and Thomas Palaiologos, despots in the Despotate...
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    emperors wished to show special favour to a son (Constantine Palaiologos under Michael VIII Palaiologos and Matthew Kantakouzenos under John VI Kantakouzenos)...
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  • Andronikos III Palaiologos (r. 1328–1341) John VI Kantakouzenos (r. 1341–1354) Andronikos IV Palaiologos (r. 1376–1379) John VII Palaiologos (r. 1390 and...
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    recovered Constantinople and restored the Byzantine Empire under Michael VIII Palaiologos in 1261. The last Latin emperor, Baldwin II, went into exile, but...
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  • Gasmouloi were enrolled as marines in the Byzantine navy by Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos (r. 1259–1261), the term eventually lost its ethnic connotations...
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    put under the regency of the general Michael Palaiologos. Michael proclaimed himself co-emperor (as Michael VIII) in 1259, and soon defeated a combined...
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    Demetrios Palaiologos or Demetrius Palaeologus (Greek: Δημήτριος Παλαιολόγος, romanized: Dēmētrios Palaiologos; 1407–1470) was Despot of the Morea together...
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  • Παλαιολογίνα) was an illegitimate daughter of Byzantine Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos and his mistress Diplovatatzina, who married Nogai Khan in order...
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  • a princess of the Palaiologos family, who was married to Ivan III of Russia. It is a fictional biography of Michael VIII Palaiologos, opening at the beginning...
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    Theodora Palaiologina (Byzantine empress) (category Michael VIII Palaiologos)
    Βατάτζαινα), was the empress consort of the Byzantine emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos. Theodora was a daughter of John Doukas and Eudokia Angelina. Her...
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    1261, the Byzantine Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos liberated the city, and after the restoration under the Palaiologos dynasty, it enjoyed a partial...
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    Balkans. The line of emperors continued until the death of Constantine XI Palaiologos at the fall of Constantinople in 1453, when the remaining territories...
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    emperors John VIII Palaiologos and Constantine XI Palaiologos, as well as Theodore II Palaiologos, Demetrios Palaiologos and Thomas Palaiologos, who ruled...
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    Andronikos Kontostephanos, and (2) Alexios Palaiologos, by whom she was the grandmother of Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos. Anna Komnene Angelina, who married...
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  • chosen by Theodora Michael VII Doukas (c. 1050–1078), called "Parapinakes", eldest son of Constantine X Michael VIII Palaiologos (1223–1282), founder...
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