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John (VIII) Palaeologus

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John (VIII) Palaeologus (1390-1448)

Byzantine emperor 1425-48. The penultimate ruler of the empire before it fell to the Ottomans in 1453, he succeeded his father Manuel II Palaeologus.

John Palaeologus spent most of his reign trying to win Western support against the Ottomans. To this end, he negotiated the Union of Florence in 1439 between the Orthodox and Catholic churches, but this met with great opposition in both Constantinople and Russia and proved unenforceable.

He was succeeded by Constantine (XI) Palaeologus, the last Byzantine emperor.



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