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John VIII Palaiologos
Ioannes VIII Palaeologus la
Byzantine emperor
- Child of Helena Dragaš and Manuel II Palaiologos
- Married to Anna of Moscow, Maria of Trebizond, Sophia of Montferrat
- Dated 18 December 1392 CE – 31 October 1448 CE
Overview
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Roles and affiliation
Holding an office is not parentage and not discipleship.
Belonged to
Offices held 1
- 1425 CE – 1448 CE Byzantine emperor Succeeded Manuel II Palaiologos · Succeeded by Konstantinos XI Palaiologos
Family tree
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Family 11
- child of (child) Helena Dragaš Byzantine empress
- child of (child) Manuel II Palaiologos Byzantine emperor (1350-1425)
- of the house Palaiologos Byzantine imperial family
- sibling of Andronikos Palaiologos, Lord of Thessalonica Byzantine governor
- sibling of Demetrios Palaiologos Despot of Morea
- sibling of Konstantinos XI Palaiologos last Byzantine emperor, from 1449 to 1453
- sibling of Theodoros II Palaiologos despot of the Morea
- sibling of Thomas Palaiologos Despot of the Morea from 1428 to 1460
- married to Maria of Trebizond Empress consort of the Byzantine Empire
- married to Sophia of Montferrat Byzantine empress
- married to Anna of Moscow Byzantine empresses
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