John VIII Palaiologos

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Byzantine_Emperor
gptkbp:birthPlace Constantinople
gptkbp:birthYear 1392
gptkbp:culturalContribution Patron_of_the_arts_and_learning
gptkbp:culturalInfluence Renaissance_humanism
gptkbp:deathPlace Constantinople
gptkbp:deathYear 1448
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations gptkb:Kingdom_of_Castile
gptkb:Kingdom_of_England
gptkb:Mamluk_Sultanate
gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkb:Grand_Duchy_of_Lithuania
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Hungary
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Poland
Republic of Venice
Kingdom of Scotland
Kingdom of Naples
Papal States
Kingdom of France
Kingdom of Aragon
Duchy of Milan
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Palaiologos
gptkbp:father gptkb:Manuel_II_Palaiologos
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Byzantine_Civil_War
gptkb:Battle_of_Varna
gptkb:Council_of_Florence
gptkb:Ottoman_conquest_of_Constantinople
gptkb:Battle_of_Kosovo_(1448)
Fall of Constantinople
Political instability in the empire
Siege of Constantinople (1440)
Crisis_of_the_Byzantine_Empire
Fall_of_the_Byzantine_Empire
Cultural_revival_in_Byzantium
Diplomatic_missions_to_the_West
Religious_schism_between_East_and_West
Attempts_to_unite_the_Eastern_and_Western_churches.
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Last_Byzantine_Emperor_to_rule_before_the_fall_of_Constantinople.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John VIII Palaiologos
gptkbp:knownFor Diplomatic_efforts_against_the_Ottoman_Empire
gptkbp:language Greek
gptkbp:mother Helena Dragaš
gptkbp:politicalPosition gptkb:Union_of_the_Churches
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Manuel_II_Palaiologos
gptkbp:reign Constantinople
gptkbp:reignEnd 1448
gptkbp:reignStart 1425
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Christianity
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Sophia_of_Montferrat
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Constantine_XI_Palaiologos
gptkbp:title gptkb:Emperor_of_the_Romans
gptkbp:treaty Treaty of Adrianople