Detail from The Middle King by Benozzo Gozzoli, in the Magi Chapel of Palazzo Medici-Riccardi, Florence, 1459–1461. It is widely believed to represent John VIII.
Byzantine emperor
Reign
21 July 1425 – 31 October 1448
Coronation
19 January 1421
Predecessor
Manuel II Palaiologos
Successor
Constantine XI Palaiologos
Proclamation
c. 1407 as co-emperor
Born
18 December 1392
Died
31 October 1448(1448-10-31) (aged 55)
Spouse
Anna of Moscow
(m. 1414; died 1417)
Sophia of Montferrat
(1421–1426)
Maria of Trebizond
(m. 1427; died 1439)
Dynasty
Palaiologos
Father
Manuel II Palaiologos
Mother
Helena Dragaš
Religion
Eastern Catholic Previously Eastern Orthodox
John VIII Palaiologos or Palaeologus (Greek: Ἰωάννης Παλαιολόγος, romanized: Iōánnēs Palaiológos; 18 December 1392 – 31 October 1448) was the penultimate Byzantine emperor. Ruling from 1425 to 1448, he attempted, and failed, the reunification of the Orthodox and Catholic churches and prioritized the protection of Constantinople against the Ottoman Empire. He was succeeded by his brother, Constantine XI.
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