Michael Palaiologos (son of Andronikos III)
Michael Palaiologos (Greek: Μιχαήλ Παλαιολόγος; born 1337) was the second son of Byzantine emperor Andronikos III Palaiologos (reigned 1328–1341).
Little is known of Michael's life. He was born in 1337, during his father's reign, and was hence styled a porphyrogennetos. Sometime before Andronikos III's death in 1341, Michael was raised to the supreme court rank of Despot. In 1351/52, when his elder brother, Emperor John V Palaiologos (r. 1341–1391), was engaged in a struggle for the throne with Matthew Kantakouzenos, John V, who sought aid from the Serbian Emperor Stephen Dushan (r. 1331–1355), sent him as a hostage to the Serbian court. Nothing further is heard of him.[1][2]
References
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- Guilland, Rodolphe (1959). "Recherches sur l'histoire administrative de l'Empire byzantin: Le despote, δεσπότης". Revue des études byzantines (in French). 17: 52–89. doi:10.3406/rebyz.1959.1199. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- Trapp, Erich; Beyer, Hans-Veit; Kaplaneres, Sokrates; Leontiadis, Ioannis (1989). "21521. <Παλαιολόγος> Μιχαήλ". Prosopographisches Lexikon der Palaiologenzeit (in German). Vol. 9. Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften.
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The Palaiologoi of the Byzantine Empire
- Michael VIII (1259–1282)
- Andronikos II (1282–1328)
- Michael IX (1295–1320)
- Andronikos III (1328–1341)
- John V (1341–1391)
- John VI (1347–1354)
- Matthew (1353–1357)
- Andronikos IV (1376–1379)
- John VII (1390; 1403–1408)
- Andronikos V (1403–1407)
- Manuel II (1391–1425)
- John VIII (1425–1448)
- Constantine XI (1449–1453)
- George Palaiologos
- Alexios Palaiologos
- Andronikos Palaiologos
- Theodora Angelina Palaiologina
- Irene Komnene Palaiologina
- Michael VIII Palaiologos
- John Doukas Palaiologos
- Irene Palaiologina, Empress of Bulgaria
- Andronikos II Palaiologos
- Constantine Palaiologos
- Theodore Palaiologos
- Eudokia Palaiologina
- Maria Palaiologina, Khatun of the Ilkhanate
- Michael IX Palaiologos
- Constantine Palaiologos
- John Palaiologos
- Theodore Palaiologos (Palaeologus-Montferrat)
- Demetrios Palaiologos
- Simonis Palaiologina, Queen of Serbia
- John Palaiologos
- Andronikos III Palaiologos
- Anna Palaiologina, Despotess of Epirus
- Theodora Palaiologina, Empress of Bulgaria
- Irene Palaiologina, Byzantine Empress
- Maria Palaiologina, Queen of Serbia
- Andronikos IV Palaiologos
- Manuel II Palaiologos
- Theodore I Palaiologos
- Michael Palaiologos
- Zampia Palaiologina
- Maria Palaiologina, Princess of Vereya (?)
- Constantine Palaiologos (?)
- Fernando Palaiologos (?)
- Andreas Palaiologos
Only male-line descendants who are independently notable are shown.
