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| Manuel II Palaiologos | |||||
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| Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans | |||||
.jpg) Miniature portrait of Manuel II, 1407–1409[1] | |||||
| Byzantine emperor | |||||
| Reign | 16 February 1391 – 21 July 1425 | ||||
| Proclamation | 25 September 1373 | ||||
| Predecessor | John V Palaiologos | ||||
| Successor | John VIII Palaiologos | ||||
| Byzantine emperor in Thessalonica | |||||
| Reign | 1382–1387 | ||||
| Successor | John VII Palaiologos (from 1403) | ||||
| Born | 27 June 1350 Constantinople, Byzantine Empire (present day Istanbul, Turkey) | ||||
| Died | 21 July 1425 (aged 75) Constantinople, Byzantine Empire | ||||
| Spouse | Helena Dragaš | ||||
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| House | Palaiologos | ||||
| Father | John V Palaiologos | ||||
| Mother | Helena Kantakouzene | ||||
| Religion | Eastern Orthodox | ||||
Manuel II Palaiologos or Palaeologus (Greek: Μανουὴλ Παλαιολόγος, romanized: Manouēl Palaiológos; 27 June 1350 – 21 July 1425) was Byzantine emperor from 1391 to 1425. Shortly before his death he was tonsured a monk and received the name Matthew (Ματθαίος). His wife Helena Dragaš saw to it that their sons, John VIII and Constantine XI, became emperors. He is commemorated by the Greek Orthodox Church on 21 July.[2]
- ^ Evans, Helen C., ed. (2004). Byzantium: Faith and Power (1261-1557). Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-58839-113-1.
- ^ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Μανουὴλ Αὐτοκράτωρ Κωνσταντινουπόλεως. 21 Ιουλίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.