Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347

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The Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347 was a dynastic and ideological conflict that pitted rival aristocratic factions against each other and intertwined with the Hesychast controversy, contributing to the political and spiritual fragmentation of the late Byzantine Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine civil war
civil war
chronologicallyFollows reign of Andronikos III Palaiologos
conflictIn Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
describedBySource John VI Kantakouzenos’ history
Nikephoros Gregoras’ Roman History NERFINISHED
endTime 1347
hasAlternativeName Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347 NERFINISHED
Kantakouzenos civil war NERFINISHED
hasCause dynastic dispute over the regency for John V Palaiologos
ideological conflict linked to the Hesychast controversy
rivalry between aristocratic factions
hasContext decline of the Byzantine Empire
late Byzantine period
hasEffect increased dependence on foreign allies
political fragmentation of the late Byzantine Empire
rise of regional magnates
spiritual fragmentation of the late Byzantine Empire
territorial losses for the Byzantine Empire
weakening of central imperial authority
hasLocation Constantinople NERFINISHED
Macedonia NERFINISHED
Morea NERFINISHED
Thrace NERFINISHED
hasOutcome John VI Kantakouzenos crowned co-emperor
confirmation of Palamism in the Byzantine Church
victory of John VI Kantakouzenos
hasTheologicalAspect debate over Hesychasm
involves Alexios Apokaukos NERFINISHED
Emirate of Aydin NERFINISHED
Empress-dowager Anna of Savoy NERFINISHED
John V Palaiologos NERFINISHED
John VI Kantakouzenos NERFINISHED
Patriarch John XIV Kalekas NERFINISHED
Republic of Genoa NERFINISHED
Republic of Venice NERFINISHED
Second Bulgarian Empire NERFINISHED
Serbian Empire NERFINISHED
mainBelligerent John VI Kantakouzenos NERFINISHED
regency for John V Palaiologos
opponentOf John VI Kantakouzenos NERFINISHED
regency for John V Palaiologos
partOf history of the Byzantine Empire
relatedTo Hesychast controversy NERFINISHED
Palamite theology NERFINISHED
anti-Palamite opposition
startTime 1341

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John V Palaiologos conflict Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347
John VI Kantakouzenos participantIn Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347
Hesychast controversy relatedTo Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347
John VI Kantakouzenos wroteAbout Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347