John VIII Palaiologos

E38313

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.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
John VIII Palaiologos canonical	27
Emperor John VIII Palaiologos	3
Byzantine Emperor John VIII Palaiologos	1
John VIII Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Byzantine emperor ⓘ human ⓘ
burialPlace	Istanbul ⓘ surface form: Constantinople
capitalOfRealm	Istanbul ⓘ surface form: Constantinople
countryOfCitizenship	Byzantine Empire ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1392 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	31 October 1448 ⓘ
familyName	Palaiologos dynasty ⓘ surface form: 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	Council of Florence ⓘ surface form: Union of Florence negotiations
opponent	Murad II ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ
participantIn	Council of Florence ⓘ surface form: Council of Ferrara–Florence Council of Florence ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Istanbul ⓘ surface form: Constantinople
placeOfDeath	Istanbul ⓘ surface form: 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 Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
residence	Istanbul ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ

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Input

Subject: John VIII Palaiologos
Description of subject: 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.

Referenced by (32)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Constantine XI Palaiologos → predecessor → John VIII Palaiologos ⓘ

Constantine XI Palaiologos → sibling → John VIII Palaiologos ⓘ

Council of Florence → attendedBy → John VIII Palaiologos ⓘ

this entity surface form: Emperor John VIII Palaiologos

Helena Dragaš → motherOf → John VIII Palaiologos ⓘ

Helena Dragaš → child → John VIII Palaiologos ⓘ

Manuel II Palaiologos → successor → John VIII Palaiologos ⓘ

Manuel II Palaiologos → child → John VIII Palaiologos ⓘ

Theodore II Palaiologos → sibling → John VIII Palaiologos ⓘ

Thomas Palaiologos → sibling → John VIII Palaiologos ⓘ

Demetrios Palaiologos → sibling → John VIII Palaiologos ⓘ

Palaiologos dynasty → member → John VIII Palaiologos ⓘ

Siege of Constantinople 1422 → commander → John VIII Palaiologos ⓘ

Siege of Constantinople 1422 → belligerentCommander → John VIII Palaiologos ⓘ

Siege of Constantinople 1422 → involves → John VIII Palaiologos ⓘ

Late Byzantine period → hasNotableEmperor → John VIII Palaiologos ⓘ

Laetentur Caeli → acceptedBy → John VIII Palaiologos ⓘ

this entity surface form: Byzantine Emperor John VIII Palaiologos

Decree of Union with the Greeks → signedBy → John VIII Palaiologos ⓘ

this entity surface form: Emperor John VIII Palaiologos

Saint Hypomone → child → John VIII Palaiologos ⓘ

Agia Ipomoni → motherOf → John VIII Palaiologos ⓘ

Empress Helena Palaiologina → child → John VIII Palaiologos ⓘ

Empress Helena Palaiologina → motherOf → John VIII Palaiologos ⓘ

Dragaš family → motherOf → John VIII Palaiologos ⓘ

subject surface form: Helena Dragaš

Maria of Trebizond → spouse → John VIII Palaiologos ⓘ

Constantine Palaiologos → predecessor → John VIII Palaiologos ⓘ

Constantine Palaiologos → sibling → John VIII Palaiologos ⓘ

Sophia of Montferrat → spouse → John VIII Palaiologos ⓘ

Sophia of Montferrat → spouseReign → John VIII Palaiologos ⓘ

this entity surface form: John VIII Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor

Anna of Moscow → spouse → John VIII Palaiologos ⓘ

stemma (Byzantine imperial crown) → wornBy → John VIII Palaiologos ⓘ

Andronikos Palaiologos → sibling → John VIII Palaiologos ⓘ

Andronikos Palaiologos → notableRelative → John VIII Palaiologos ⓘ

this entity surface form: Emperor John VIII Palaiologos

Andreas Palaiologos → uncle → John VIII Palaiologos ⓘ