Matthew Kantakouzenos

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Matthew Kantakouzenos was a 14th-century Byzantine nobleman and co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire from the influential Kantakouzenos family.

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Matthew Kantakouzenos canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine co-emperor
Byzantine nobleman
historical figure
centuryOfActivity 14th century
conflict Byzantine civil war (1341–1347)
country Byzantine Empire
culture Byzantine Greek
dynasty Kantakouzenos dynasty
era Late Byzantine period
ethnicGroup Greeks
familyName Kantakouzenos
father John VI Kantakouzenos
memberOf Kantakouzenos family
mother Irene Asanina
nobleFamily Kantakouzenos family
nobleRank Byzantine aristocracy
notableFor membership in the Kantakouzenos ruling family
role in late Byzantine civil conflicts
occupation co-emperor of Byzantium
military leader
opposed John V Palaiologos
positionHeld Byzantine co-emperor
Despot of the Morea
regionOfActivity Morea
Thrace
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
spouse Irene Palaiologina
supported John VI Kantakouzenos
title Basileus Rhomaion
Despot
wasCoEmperorWith John V Palaiologos

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Helena Kantakouzene notableRelative Matthew Kantakouzenos
Kantakouzenos notableMember Matthew Kantakouzenos
Kantakouzenos usedAsDynasticName Matthew Kantakouzenos
Kantakouzenos producedCoEmperor Matthew Kantakouzenos