He encouraged a reform of the law courts and promoted commercial independence from the Genoese and Venetians by initiating a large shipbuilding project. Advances in science and the arts, referred to as the Palaiologan Renaissance, lasted throughout the dynasty's rule, encouraged by the efforts of some emperors such as Andronikos II and Manuel II. [1] Michael seized the guardianship of the child emperor and was invested with the titles of megas doux and despotes. Andronikos III died aged 44 in 1341, and was succeeded by his son, John V Palaiologos. Andreas attempted to sell his claims to various Byzantine titles to earn money, but since Manuel did not have any claims to sell (as he was the second son), he instead travelled around Europe hoping to enter into the service of some noble. None of their own contemporaries appear to have doubted their imperial descent. John V was the son of Emperor Andronikos III and his wife Anna, the daughter of Count Amadeus V of Savoy by his second wife Maria of Brabant. The local authorities on Corfu were not eager to house the despot out of fear of provoking the Ottomans,[30] so Thomas soon left the island and travelled to Rome, hoping to convince Pope Pius II of calling for a crusade against the Ottomans. His stay in Casalsottano is said to have attracted Byzantine refugees of other families, such as the Notaras and Komnenoi, to the hamlet in the aftermath of Constantinople's fall, and together they supposedly erected the Spirito Santo church, which still stands today. It is possible that a Constantine Palaiologos, employed in the Papal Guard and dead in 1508 was his son. Demetrios drew support for his opposition to the union between the Orthodox and Catholic churches. Nikephoros supported the revolt of Nikephoros III Botaneiates against Michael VII, but his son, George Palaiologos, married Anna Doukaina and thus supported the Doukas family and later Alexios I Komnenos, Anna's brother-in-law, against Botaneiates. [23], In January 1459, rivalry between the brothers broke out into civil war as Thomas, with the aid of some of the Albanian lords in the Morea, seized a series of fortresses held by Demetrios. They were men of greater drive and determination, but the years of fighting had made recovery still more difficult and had given new chances to their enemies. In an effort to rid himself of the threat that an Aleramici pretender might launch an invasion and attempt to seize Thessaloniki in the future, Andronikos married Yolande of Montferrat in 1284, bringing her dynastic claims to Thessaloniki into his own family line. Andronikos IV Palaiologos(2 April 1348 – 28 June 1385); 2. [34] As the oldest son, Andreas was recognized by the Papacy as Thomas's heir and the rightful Despot of the Morea. In the eyes of the Orthodox church, Constantine's death sanctified him and he died a hero. [24] Under their rule, the Morea was transformed into somewhat of a Byzantine government-in-exile, as Byzantine refugees from Constantinople and elsewhere fled to their courts, some even wishing to proclaim Demetrios, the elder brother, as Constantine's successor and the new Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans. [1], In contrast to these ancient and prestigious origin stories, the Palaiologoi probably actually originated relatively late in Anatolia, possibly in the Anatolic Theme. [29], Thomas had four children; Helena, Zoe, Andreas and Manuel. The weakening of Byzantium as a result of the civil war allowed Stefan Dušan of Serbia to invade Macedonia, Thessaly and Epirus in 1346–1348, creating the Serbian Empire. Thomas retained hope that the Papacy might yet call for a crusade to restore the Byzantine Empire whereas Demetrios, probably the more realistic of the two, had more or less given up hope of Christian aid from the West and believed it to be best to placate the Turks. [48] The Romanov dynasty, which succeeded Ivan the Terrible's Rurik dynasty and ruled Russia from 1613 to 1917, were not descended from Sophia, originating as in-laws, rather than descendants, of the Rurikids. There is a document from Casalsottano, dated 24 June 1441, which bears the signature of "Ruggerio Greco", "Greco" interpreted by proponents of the Mastrogiovanni descent as a nickname due to his Greek origin rather than a surname. [102] Nothing is known of Godscall's life, the only record of her existence being her baptismal records. Common versions of the last name used today include the standard Palaiologos (approximately 1,800 people, most common in Greece),[83] Palaiologou (approximately 2,000 people, again most common in Greece),[84] Paleologos (approximately 500 people, most common in the United States but present worldwide)[85] and Paleologo (approximately 250 people, most common in Italy). [65], The final Palaeologus Marquis, John George, Marquis of Montferrat, died in 1533 and rule of Montferrat was then given to Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.[73] The last female member, Margaret Paleologa, married to Federico II, died in 1566, rendering the Montferrat cadet branch extinct. He married Helena Kantakouzene (1333-1396) 28 May 1347 JL . [22] To prevent aid coming from the Morea, now governed by Thomas and Demetrios, Mehmed II sent one of his generals, Turahan Bey (who had raided the Morea twice before) to devastate the peninsula. [109] He died in 1532,[79] being buried in the Orthodox church of San Giorgio dei Greci. Though the Palaiologos name was not passed on, many of them used the double-headed eagle iconography of Byzantium. [1], The Palaiologoi ruled Byzantium at its weakest point in history, and the empire underwent significant economical and political decline. Palaiologoi; Greek: Παλαιολόγος, pl. They had at least six children -- four sons and at least two daughters. [53] The Tocco family went extinct in 1884, with the title of Prince of Achaea (among others) being inherited by Carlo Capece Galeota, their closest relative. The Popes in the immediate aftermath of the Latin Empire's fall pursued a policy of attempting to assert their religious authority over the Byzantine Empire. Manouel II Palaiologos (Bahasa Yunani: Μανουήλ Β΄ Παλαιολόγος, Manouēl II Palaiologos) (27 Juni 1350 – 21 Juli 1425) adalah Kaisar Romawi Timur dari 1391 sampai 1425.. Kehidupan. [79] Born in 1452,[109] and probably originally from Mystras in the Morea,[79] Theodore was originally a debt collector for the Ottomans in the Morea. Andronikos died in 1385 and his son, John VII Palaiologos briefly managed to usurp the throne in 1390. That Andronikos suffered from elephantiasis and epilepsy, and that he died at a young age, makes it unlikely that he married and had a son. [61] Michael's son and successor Andronikos II wished to further legitimize the rule of the Palaiologan dynasty. [38][39] According to Russian sources, he might also have had a daughter, Maria Palaiologina, who married a Russian prince. In 1320, Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos attempted to disinherit his grandson Andronikos III Palaiologos, despite the death of Andronikos II's son, heir and co-emperor Michael IX Palaiologos (Andronikos III's father). Ring in the new year with a Britannica Membership. [4] The earliest known member of the family, possibly its founder, was Nikephoros Palaiologos, commander (possibly doux) of the Theme of Mesopotamia in the second half of the 11th century, in the reign of Emperor Michael VII Doukas. https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-VI-Cantacuzenus, Fact Monster - People - Biography of John VI, Byzantine Emperor. While the genealogies of many supposedly surviving branches of the imperial dynasty can easily be dismissed as fantasy, others, such as the genealogy of a lineage from Pesaro which survived until at least the late 17th century, are more plausible. In 1394, Manuel II ceased to pay tribute to the Ottoman sultan Bayezid I, who responded by besieging Constantinople. [129] As Ottoman rule continued, many Greeks dreamed of a day when a new emperor would once more rule a sizeable Greek domain. In the 18th century, several Phanariots (members of prominent Greek families in the Fener quarter of Constantinople) were granted governing positions in the principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia (predecessors of Romania) by the Ottomans. Some even believed that Constantine XI would return to rescue them, that he wasn't actually dead but merely asleep, awaiting a call from the heavens to return and restore Christian control over Constantinople. A handful of sources suggest that John VII sometimes used the name Andronikos, possibly to honour the memory of his father, Andronikos IV Palaiologos. [8], After John III's death in 1254, Michael briefly took service with the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum, frequent enemies of the empire, and from 1256 to 1258 he was the commander of the Christian mercenaries fighting for the Seljuk Sultan Kaykaus II. [121][122] This group stood in close contact with two powerful viziers, Mesih Pasha and Hass Murad Pasha, both of whom were reportedly nephews to Constantine XI Palaiologos and had been forced to covert to Islam after Constantinople's fall,[123] as well as with other converted scions of Byzantine and Balkan aristocratic families like Mahmud Pasha Angelović, forming what the Ottomanist Halil İnalcık termed a "Greek faction" at the court of Mehmed II. Allatius gives the sons of Thomas as "Andrea, Manuele and Ioanne". [63], The Byzantine aristocracy were less than eager of sending one of Andronikos II's sons to claim Montferrat. [19], Constantine XI's reign would prove to be brief. [100][101], Ferdinand died in 1670 and was survived only by his son, Theodore. [51] Milica and Leonardo had a son; Carlo III Tocco, who succeeded Leonardo as the titular despot. Some Byzantine refugees, such as historian George Sphrantzes, recognized Andreas as the rightful heir of the old emperors. [134] Local tradition on Barbados has it that the delegation also sent a letter to the authorities on Barbados, inquiring if descendants of Ferdinand Paleologus still lived on the island. [88], The Paleologus family in Pesaro, attested from the early 16th century onwards, claimed descent from 'John Palaiologos', a purported third son of Thomas Palaiologos. Παλαιολόγοι, female version Palaiologina; Greek: Παλαιολογίνα), also found in English-language literature as Palaeologus or Palaeologue, was a Byzantine Greek family that rose to nobility and produced the last and longest-ruling dynasty of the Byzantine Empire. John V retook the throne in 1379 but reached an agreement with Andronikos in 1381, wherein Andronikos was to succeed him as emperor, passing over Manuel. [52] The change in title might be attributable to the family being the senior heirs of Thomas Palaiologos, whose wife had been the heiress of the last Prince of Achaea. House of Palaiologos Emperors of the Roman Empire Later corruption with fire steels instead of the letter Beta This corruption occurred at the beginning of the 14th century. The letter supposedly requested that if that was the case, the head of the family should be provided with the means of returning to Greece, with the trip paid for by the Greek government. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). When Constantinople fell to the Fourth Crusade in 1204, the Palaiologoi fled to the Empire of Nicaea, a Byzantine successor state ruled by the Laskaris family, where they continued to play an active role and occupied many offices of high rank. Due to his knowledge of the Turkish language, Theodore also accompanied Venetian ambassadors in diplomatic missions to the Ottoman Empire, visiting Constantinople several times. John VII Palaiologos or Palaeologus (Greek: Ιωάννης Ζ' Παλαιολόγος, Iōannēs Z' Palaiologos; 1370 – 22 September 1408) was Byzantine Emperor for five months in 1390. The modern Castriota family, living in Italy, are the only known living descendants of Jerina and Gjon Kastrioti II. They are recorded numerous times as donors to monasteries, and intermarried several times with the Komnenos dynasty during its rule over the Byzantine Empire (1081–1185). Manuel's son, John VIII Palaiologos, co-emperor since before 1416, ignored the fragile peace with the Ottomans and supported Mustafa Çelebi, a pretender to the Ottoman throne, in a rebellion against Mehmed I's successor Murad II. Some, such as Theophilos Palaiologos, lost their lives in the battle, whereas others were taken prisoner and executed. When his father Andronikos IV usurped the throne from his father John V Palaiologos in 1376, John VII was associated as co-emperor the following year. The Empress Helena, acting a… Supposedly, he is to have stayed in Casalsottano, a hamlet of the Italian comune San Mauro Cilento, in a 15th-century building commonly referred to as the Palazzo ("the palace"). [2] Another version of the Palaiologos origin story maintained that they had ancient Roman origin and that they were descended from Romans who had travelled to Constantinople alongside Constantine the Great when the city was founded and designated as the Roman Empire's new capital in 330. His maternal grandparents were Count Amadeus V of Savoy and his second wife Maria of Brabant. [44] He is last attested in the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent (r. 1520–1566)[45] and is not believed to have had children of his own. Omissions? [118] The "Rogerio Greco" mentioned as a judge in 1441 cannot be identified with the supposed progenitor of the Paleologo Mastrogiovanni line since it would have been impossible for him to have been a judge at only 11 years old. John VIII Palaiologos or Palaeologus (Greek: Ίωάννης Η' Παλαιολόγος, Iōannēs VIII Palaiologos, 18 December 1392 – 31 October 1448, Constantinople), was Byzantine Emperor from 1425 to 1448. When Yolande's brother, John I of Montferrat, died without children in 1305, Montferrat legitimately passed to Yolande and her children. [79], In addition to the John Palaiologos of the Pesaro genealogy, some Italian genealogies from the 17th century onwards ascribe further sons to Thomas Palaiologos, notably a supposed older son by the name Rogerio or Ruggerio. In his will from 1372, John II claimed that Andronikos II's deposition in 1328 by his grandson Andronikos III (John V's father) had been unlawful and thus disqualified Andronikos III and all his heirs from the legitimate line of succession to the throne of Byzantium. [40] Andreas's brother Manuel died in Constantinople at some point during the reign of Mehmed II's son and successor Bayezid II (r. John III's son and successor, Theodore II Laskaris, recalled Michael in 1258 and after they had exchanged guarantees of safety and oaths of loyalty, Michael returned to service within the empire. His triumph in the six-year civil war is the subject of the poem "John Kantakouzenos Triumphs" by the modern Greek poet Constantine Cavafy. On 1 January 1259, Michael was proclaimed as co-emperor at Nymphaion, probably without John IV being present. On account of his young age, Theodore was exiled from Pesaro rather than executed. [1] Despite their de facto submission under the Ottomans, the Byzantines continued to act with hostility against them. His only child, his daughter Helena, never married the sultan nor entered the sultan's harem, possibly because the sultan feared that she would poison him. [75] Their descent is questionable since there is no surviving contemporary evidence that Andronikos had children. [69], Theodore's descendants, the Palaeologus-Montferrat family, ruled at Montferrat until the 16th century, though they were sometimes given Greek names, such as Theodore and Sophia,[70] most of the Palaiologan Marquises of Montferrat paid little attention to affairs in the eastern Mediterranean. Basilikon of John V Palaiologos (1341-1391) Basilikon of John VI Kantakouzenos (1347-1354) Assarion of John V Palaiologos and Anna of Savoy (1341-1391) Stavraton of Andronikos IV Palaiologos (1376-1379) Half-stavraton of John VII Palaiologos (1390) Half-stavraton of Manuel II Palaiologos (1391-1425) [121], Numerous people with the last name Palaiologos, living on the island of Syros in Greece, have historically claimed descent from a supposed son of Andronikos Palaiologos, one of Emperor Manuel II's sons and Despot of Thessaloniki. On the death of the emperor in 1341, John Kantakouzenos was left as the designated regent, and guardian of John's son John V Palaiologos, who was nine years old. There, they faced a dilemma. From 1328 to 1341 Cantacuzenus directed both domestic and foreign policy for the Emperor. John V Palaiologos or Palaeologus (_el. Murad II's young son and successor, Mehmed II, who became sultan in 1451, was obsessed with the idea of conquering Constantinople. Because the name could lend whoever bore it prestige (as well as possible monetary support), many refugees fabricated closer links to the imperial dynasty. [75] A modern lineage, called the Paleologo-Oriundi, descends from Flaminio, an illegitimate son of John George. During their rule as emperors, the Palaiologoi were not well-liked by their subjects, mostly on account of their religious policy. [7] Though Michael continued to be mistrusted even after this, he married John III's grandniece Theodora Vatatzaina and was appointed as the megas konostaulos of the Latin mercenaries employed by the empire. S. Bendall (“A Note on the Hyperpyra of John V and VI (1347–1354),” 297, siglon C) shows at lower right, while this one has a ligature of and .This coin may have come from the hoard first mentioned by Bendall in “A Hyperpyron of Andronicus III and John V (A.D. 1341)?” [1], In 1373, John V's son and heir Andronikos IV Palaiologos rebelled against his father in an attempt to seize the throne, instigating a fourth series of Palaiologan civil wars. [117] The potential Palaiologan heir being kept as a hostage in Italy agrees poorly with contemporary Byzantine-Aragonese relations and importantly, no Byzantine historians mentions his existence. [115] This family history derives mainly from oral tradition, with only a handful of documents possibly verifying parts of it as true. [5], Michael Palaiologos, born in 1223, was the son of Andronikos Palaiologos, megas domestikos in the Empire of Nicaea. After not receiving any satisfactory offers, Manuel surprised the establishment in Rome by travelling to Constantinople in 1476 and presenting himself before Sultan Mehmed II. While he was Emperor, there is evidence showing he used the name Andronikos, after his father, although when he was regent during his John V married Helena Kantakouzene, daughter of his co-emperor John VI Kantakouzenos and Irene Asanina, on 28 May 1347. John V Palaiologos or Palaeologus (Greek: Ίωάννης Ε' Παλαιολόγος) was a Byzantine emperor, who succeeded his father in 1341 at age eight. [78], Many Byzantine nobles found themselves in Constantinople in 1453, fighting against the Ottomans in their final attack. Their own medieval origin stories ascribed them an ancient and prestigious origin in ancient Roman Italy, descended from some of the Romans that had accompanied Constantine the Great to Constantinople upon its foundation in 330. [48] Jelena died childless, but Milica married Leonardo III Tocco, the ruler of the Despotate of Epirus. [109], Theodore had married Maria, a daughter of a man by the name Demetrios Kantakouzenos. John V was initially victorious, imprisoning and disinheriting Andronikos IV and appointing a younger son, Manuel II Palaiologos , as his successor instead. When Andronicus III died in 1341, Cantacuzenus asserted his claim as regent for the young John V, but when he (Cantacuzenus) left Constantinople to battle the Serbs in Thrace, his opponents—led by John V’s mother, Anna of Savoy—declared him a traitor and imprisoned his supporters. As a result, many Byzantine refugees who fled to Western Europe in the aftermath of Constantinople's fall possessed the name and in order to earn prestige, some fabricated closer links to the imperial family. [113] Giovanni's descendants then supposedly remained in Salerno, where they gave rise to the modern (and extant) Paleologo Mastrogiovanni (or just Mastrogiovanni) family, named in his honour. [43] Manuel's son Andreas converted to Islam and might have served as an Ottoman court official. Demetrios surrendered to the Ottomans without a fight and Thomas escaped into exile. They had an unnamed son, who died shortly after birth in 1321. Manuel II Palaiologos(27 June 1350 – 21 July 1425); 4. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree.... Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content. Although Andronikos III was ultimately victorious and Andronikos II was deposed, the empire was damaged economically and for the first time, foreign states such as Bulgaria and Serbia had appeared as significant regulating factors in imperial dynastic disputes (joining opposite sides of the civil war). (en) 25بك المحتوى هنا ينقصه الاستشهاد بمصادر. This second origin story is similar to family traditions of other Byzantine noble families, such as the Doukas or Phokas clans, who also used stories of ancient Roman descent to bolster their prestige and somewhat legitimize their claims to the throne of the Byzantine Empire, the Roman Empire's medieval continuation. [36], Andreas died poor in Rome in 1502. [13] Bayezid's siege lasted for more than a decade, with Western aid through the Crusade of Nicopolis (1396) failing to stop the sultan. [79][82], 'Palaiologos' as a last name continues to survive to this day in various variants. John VI Cantacuzenus, (born 1292—died June 15, 1383, Mistra, Byzantine Empire), statesman, Byzantine emperor, and historian whose dispute with John V Palaeologus over the imperial throne induced him to appeal for help to the Turks, aiding them in their conquest of the Byzantine Empire. He succeeded his father as Byzantine Emperor in 1341, at age nine. The Montferrat cadet branch (descendants of Theodore, son of Emperor Andronikos II) is not shown. [1], When Andronikos III died in 1341, his underage son John V Palaiologos inherited the throne. [12] The blinding of John IV was a stain on the Palaiologan dynasty. [133], Beyond Constantine's martyrdom, the Palaiologos dynasty had a lasting impact on the Greeks throughout the centuries of Ottoman rule, having been the last family to govern independent Greek lands. [79] Venice had first become interested in hiring stratioti after witnessing the prowess of Greek and Albanian soldiers in the First Ottoman–Venetian War of 1463–1479. John V Palaiologos, Fossati drawing of mosaic in Hagia Sophia.jpg 1,407 × 1,884; 940 KB John V Palaiologos.jpg 206 × 280; 18 KB John V Roman Emperor.jpg 989 × 498; 180 KB Their only child to survive until adulthood, Charlotte, died childless in 1487. Deposed by his former ward, he was made to retire to a monastery under the name Joasaph Christodoulos and spent the remainder of his … Andronikos IV was the firstborn son of Emperor John V Palaiologos, and had thus been the heir to the throne. Étude généalogique et prosopographique", "SERRA DI CASSANO, Giuseppe in "Dizionario Biografico, Spain (Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Palaiologos&oldid=997274929, Articles containing Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 30 December 2020, at 19:51. [37] Whether he had any children is uncertain. John V Palaiologos (or Palaeologus) (Greek: Ίωάννης Ε' Παλαιολόγος, Iōannēs V Palaiologos) (18 June 1332 – 16 February 1391) was a Byzantine emperor, who succeeded his father in 1341, at age nine. … [115], Another family which claims to descend from the old imperial dynasty are the Paleologu of Romania, claiming to be the descendants of an otherwise unattested son of Theodore II Palaiologos, Despot of the Morea, called Emanuel Petrus (Manuel Petros in Greek). That he could marry a genuine member of the noble Kantakouzenos family indicates that he held a certain noble status. [1] The etymology of their family name was believed to be "ragman" by Soviet-American Byzantinist Alexander Kazhdan,[3] possibly referencing humble origins,[1] whereas the French Byzantinist Jean-François Vannier believes the correct etymology to be "antique collector". Helena had already been married to Lazar Branković, the Despot of Serbia, but the three younger children, and Thomas's wife Catherine Zaccaria, and a retinue of other refugees, accompanied him as he escaped to the Venetian-held island of Corfu. [95] What happened to Scipione is not known, but Leonidas was executed. Though Constantine XI died in communion with Rome (and thus as a "heretic"), his death in battle against the Ottomans, defending Constantinople, made the Greeks and the Orthodox church remember him as a hero, redeeming popular opinion of the dynasty as a whole. [71] The only Marquis to seriously consider using his Byzantine connection was Theodore's son, John II of Montferrat, who wished to take advantage of the Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347, between Andronikos II's great-grandson John V and John VI Kantakouzenos, in order to invade the empire and conquer Thessaloniki. [103] Theodore had a son, who probably predeceased him,[104] and was survived only by a posthumous daughter, Godscall Paleologue, born in January 1694. He distinguished himself in battle against the Serbs and in 1337 helped incorporate the despotate of Epirus, in western Greece, into the empire. [105][106][39], Because Venice was the only major non-Muslim power in the Eastern Mediterranean, it represented an appealing destination for Byzantine refugees as the empire fell. The origins of the Palaiologos family are unclear. [32] Thomas died on 12 May 1465 and shortly thereafter Zoe, Andreas and Manuel arrived in Rome. Murad defeated Mustafa's rebellion and besieged Constantinople in 1422, though the Byzantines successfully repulsed him. Over the course of the 12th century, the Palaiologoi were mostly part of the military aristocracy, not recorded as occupying any administrative political offices, and they frequently intermarried with the then ruling Komnenos family, increasing their prestige. [10] After the recapture of the capital and the restoration of the Byzantine Empire, Michael took care to be crowned emperor in Hagia Sophia, as Byzantine emperors had been before the city was lost to the crusaders. [56], The marriage of Zoe/Sophia (Thomas's second daughter) to Ivan III of Moscow served to strengthen Moscow's claim to be the "Third Rome", the ideological and spiritual successor to the Byzantine Empire. After a failed rebellion in 1373, … Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox. The Palaiologos (pl. 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