Not to be confused with Manuel Palaiologos, his grandson by the same name.
Manuel II Palaiologos
Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans
Miniature portrait of Manuel II, 1407–1409[1]
Byzantine emperor
Reign
16 February 1391 – 21 July 1425
Coronation
25 September 1373
Predecessor
John V Palaiologos
Successor
John VIII Palaiologos
Co-emperor
John VII Palaiologos (1403–1408, in Thessalonica)
Born
27 June 1350 Constantinople, Byzantine Empire (present day Istanbul, Turkey)
Died
21 July 1425(1425-07-21) (aged 75) Constantinople, Byzantine Empire
Spouse
Helena Dragaš
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John VIII Palaiologos Theodore II Palaiologos Andronikos Palaiologos Constantine XI Palaiologos Demetrios Palaiologos Thomas Palaiologos
Names
Manuel Palaiologos Μανουήλ Παλαιολόγος
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. 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 July 21.[2]
^Evans, Helen C., ed. (2004). Byzantium: Faith and Power (1261-1557). Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-58839-113-1.
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