Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347

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The Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347 was a dynastic and ideological conflict that pitted rival aristocratic factions against each other and intertwined with the Hesychast controversy, contributing to the political and spiritual fragmentation of the late Byzantine Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine civil war
civil war
chronologicallyFollows reign of Andronikos III Palaiologos
conflictIn Byzantine Empire
describedBySource John VI Kantakouzenos’ history
Nikephoros Gregoras’ Roman History
endTime 1347
hasAlternativeName Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347
Kantakouzenos civil war
hasCause dynastic dispute over the regency for John V Palaiologos
ideological conflict linked to the Hesychast controversy
rivalry between aristocratic factions
hasContext decline of the Byzantine Empire
late Byzantine period
hasEffect increased dependence on foreign allies
political fragmentation of the late Byzantine Empire
rise of regional magnates
spiritual fragmentation of the late Byzantine Empire
territorial losses for the Byzantine Empire
weakening of central imperial authority
hasLocation Constantinople
Macedonia
linked to: Macedonia region

Morea
Thrace
hasOutcome John VI Kantakouzenos crowned co-emperor
confirmation of Palamism in the Byzantine Church
victory of John VI Kantakouzenos
hasTheologicalAspect debate over Hesychasm
involves Alexios Apokaukos
Emirate of Aydin
Empress-dowager Anna of Savoy
John V Palaiologos
John VI Kantakouzenos
Patriarch John XIV Kalekas
Republic of Genoa
Republic of Venice
Second Bulgarian Empire
Serbian Empire
mainBelligerent John VI Kantakouzenos
regency for John V Palaiologos
opponentOf John VI Kantakouzenos
regency for John V Palaiologos
partOf history of the Byzantine Empire
relatedTo Hesychast controversy
Palamite theology
linked to: Palamism

anti-Palamite opposition
startTime 1341

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Hesychast controversy relatedTo Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347
John V Palaiologos conflict Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347
John VI Kantakouzenos wroteAbout Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347
John VI Kantakouzenos participantIn Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347
Francesco I Gattilusio participantIn Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347
Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347 hasAlternativeName Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347
Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347 hasAlternativeName Kantakouzenos civil war
linked to: Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347
Patriarch John XIV Kalekas involvedIn Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347
Byzantine Empire under John VI Kantakouzenos hasEvent Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347
Byzantine Empire under John VI Kantakouzenos hasConflict Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347
Council of Constantinople 1347 conflictContext Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347
Irene Asanina associatedWith Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347
Matthew Kantakouzenos conflict Byzantine civil war (1341–1347)
linked to: Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347
Byzantine civil war of 1352–1357 precededBy Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347
John V Palaiologos notableConflict Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347
subject linked to: John
Anna of Savoy conflict Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347