John VIII Palaiologos

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Byzantine emperor human

John VIII Palaiologos was a Byzantine emperor who ruled during the empire’s final decades, noted for his efforts to secure Western support against the advancing Ottoman Turks.

Aliases (1)

Emperor John VIII Palaiologos ×1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Byzantine emperor → human →
burialPlace	Constantinople →
capitalOfRealm	Constantinople →
countryOfCitizenship	Byzantine Empire →
dateOfBirth	1392 →
dateOfDeath	31 October 1448 →
familyName	Palaiologos →
father	Manuel II Palaiologos →
givenName	John →
hasNoChildren	true →
historicalPeriod	Late Byzantine period →
knownFor	diplomatic efforts to unite Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches → seeking Western aid against Ottoman expansion →
languageSpoken	Greek →
memberOfDynasty	Palaiologos dynasty →
monarchOf	Byzantine Empire →
mother	Helena Dragaš →
nobleTitle	Despot of the Morea →
notableWork	Union of Florence negotiations →
opponent	Murad II → Ottoman Empire →
participantIn	Council of Ferrara–Florence → Council of Florence →
placeOfBirth	Constantinople →
placeOfDeath	Constantinople →
politicalGoal	securing Western military support against the Ottoman Empire →
positionHeld	Byzantine emperor → Emperor of the Romans →
predecessor	Manuel II Palaiologos →
reignEnd	1448 →
reignStart	1425 →
religion	Eastern Orthodox Church →
residence	Constantinople →
ruledDuring	final decades of the Byzantine Empire →
sexOrGender	male →
sibling	Andronikos Palaiologos → Constantine XI Palaiologos → Demetrios Palaiologos → Theodore II Palaiologos → Thomas Palaiologos →
spouse	Anna of Moscow → Maria of Trebizond → Sophia of Montferrat →
successor	Constantine XI Palaiologos →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Constantine XI Palaiologos → Demetrios Palaiologos → Theodore II Palaiologos → Thomas Palaiologos →	sibling
Helena Dragaš → Manuel II Palaiologos →	child
Council of Florence ("Emperor John VIII Palaiologos") →	attendedBy
Siege of Constantinople 1422 →	belligerentCommander
Siege of Constantinople 1422 →	commander
Late Byzantine period →	hasNotableEmperor
Siege of Constantinople 1422 →	involves
Palaiologos dynasty →	member
Helena Dragaš →	motherOf
Constantine XI Palaiologos →	predecessor
Manuel II Palaiologos →	successor