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