Manuel II Palaiologos

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Byzantine emperor Christian theologian Christian writer human

Manuel II Palaiologos was a Byzantine emperor (r. 1391–1425) known for his efforts to defend the shrinking empire against the Ottomans and for his intellectual and theological writings.

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Manuel II Palaiologos canonical 27
Byzantine emperor Manuel II Palaiologos 1
Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine emperor ⓘ
Christian theologian ⓘ
Christian writer ⓘ
human ⓘ
advocated union of Eastern and Western Churches ⓘ
birthPlace Istanbul ⓘ
surface form: Constantinople
child Andronikos Palaiologos ⓘ
Constantine XI Palaiologos ⓘ
Demetrios Palaiologos ⓘ
John VIII Palaiologos ⓘ
Theodore II Palaiologos ⓘ
Thomas Palaiologos ⓘ
country Byzantine Empire ⓘ
deathCause natural causes ⓘ
deathPlace Istanbul ⓘ
surface form: Constantinople
era Late Byzantine period ⓘ
familyName Palaiologos dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Palaiologos
father John V Palaiologos ⓘ
givenName Manuel ⓘ
knownFor defense of the Byzantine Empire against the Ottomans ⓘ
diplomatic missions to Western Europe ⓘ
intellectual and theological writings ⓘ
language Medieval Greek ⓘ
memberOfDynasty Palaiologos dynasty ⓘ
mother Helena Kantakouzene ⓘ
notableWork Dialogues with a Persian ⓘ
Theological and philosophical dialogues ⓘ
opponent Bayezid I ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
participatedIn Siege of Constantinople (1394–1402) ⓘ
surface form: defense of Constantinople (1394–1402 siege)
patronOf scholarship ⓘ
theology ⓘ
positionHeld Byzantine emperor ⓘ
Emperor of the Romans ⓘ
predecessor John V Palaiologos ⓘ
reignEnd 1425 ⓘ
reignStart 1391 ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
residence Great Palace of Constantinople ⓘ
soughtAssistanceFrom Charles VI of France ⓘ
surface form: King Charles VI of France

King Henry IV of England ⓘ
spouse Helena Dragaš ⓘ
successor John VIII Palaiologos ⓘ
title Emperor of the Romans ⓘ
surface form: Basileus Rhomaion
traveledTo London, England ⓘ
surface form: London

Paris ⓘ
Rome ⓘ

Referenced by (30)

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Constantine XI Palaiologos → father → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
Helena Dragaš → spouse → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
John VIII Palaiologos → father → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
John VIII Palaiologos → predecessor → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
Theodore II Palaiologos → father → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
Thomas Palaiologos → father → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
Demetrios Palaiologos → father → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
Palaiologos dynasty → member → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
Byzantine–Ottoman wars → notableCommanderByzantine → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
Siege of Constantinople (1394–1402) → commander → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
Dragaš → spouse → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
subject surface form: Helena Dragaš
Saint Hypomone → spouse → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
subject surface form: Helena Dragaš
Saint Hypomone → spouse → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
Agia Ipomoni → spouse → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
subject surface form: Helena Dragaš
Agia Ipomoni → spouse → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
Agia Ipomoni → spouseTitle → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
this entity surface form: Manuel II Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor
Empress Helena Palaiologina → spouse → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
Dragaš family → spouse → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
subject surface form: Helena Dragaš
Theodore I Palaiologos → sibling → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
Constantine Palaiologos → father → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
Dialogues with a Persian → author → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
Dialogues with a Persian → featuresCharacter → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
this entity surface form: Byzantine emperor Manuel II Palaiologos
Theological and philosophical dialogues → author → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
Theological and philosophical dialogues → attributedTo → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
Helena Kantakouzene → motherOf → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
Andronikos Palaiologos → father → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
Andronikos Palaiologos → notableRelative → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
this entity surface form: Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos
John V Palaiologos → child → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
John V Palaiologos → successor → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
Andreas Palaiologos → grandfather → Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ