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Emperor John VIII Palaiologos
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Emperor_John_VIII_Palaiologos
GPTKB entity
Statements (36)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:birthDate
18 December 1392
gptkbp:burialPlace
gptkb:Pantokrator_Monastery
gptkbp:coronationDate
19 January 1425
gptkbp:deathDate
31 October 1448
gptkbp:dynasty
gptkb:Palaiologos
gptkbp:father
gptkb:Manuel_II_Palaiologos
gptkbp:house
gptkb:Palaiologos
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Emperor John VIII Palaiologos
gptkbp:mother
gptkb:Helena_Dragaš
gptkbp:noChildren
true
gptkbp:notableEvent
attended Council of Florence
sought union of Eastern Orthodox and Catholic Churches
gptkbp:notableFor
efforts to secure Western aid against the Ottomans
last Byzantine emperor to visit Western Europe
gptkbp:placeOfBirth
gptkb:Constantinople
gptkbp:placeOfDeath
gptkb:Constantinople
gptkbp:portrait
gptkb:Benozzo_Gozzoli
gptkbp:predecessor
gptkb:Manuel_II_Palaiologos
gptkbp:reignEnd
1448
gptkbp:reignStart
1425
gptkbp:religion
gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkbp:sibling
gptkb:Constantine_XI_Palaiologos
gptkb:Andronikos_Palaiologos
gptkb:Demetrios_Palaiologos
gptkb:Theodore_II_Palaiologos
gptkb:Thomas_Palaiologos
gptkbp:spouse
gptkb:Anna_of_Moscow
gptkb:Maria_of_Trebizond
gptkb:Sophia_of_Montferrat
gptkbp:successor
gptkb:Constantine_XI_Palaiologos
gptkbp:title
gptkb:Despot_of_the_Morea
gptkb:Emperor_of_the_Romans
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Union_of_Florence_(1439)
gptkb:Council_of_Florence
gptkbp:bfsLayer
6