John VI Kantakouzenos
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John VI Kantakouzenos or Cantacuzene was a Byzantine emperor and nobleman, statesman, and general. He served as grand domestic under Andronikos III Palaiologos and regent for John V Palaiologos before
John VI presiding over a synod, c. 1370–1375
John VI as emperor (left) and monk (right)
John V Palaiologos
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John V Palaiologos or Palaeologus was Byzantine emperor from 1341 to 1391, with interruptions. His long reign was marked by constant civil war, the spread of the Black Death and several military defea
John VI Kantakouzenos
…June 1383) was a Byzantine emperor and nobleman, statesman, and general. He served as grand domestic under Andronikos III Palaiologos and regent for John V Palaiologos before reigning as Byzantine emperor in his own right from 1347 to 1354. Deposed by his former ward, he was forced to retire to a monastery under the…
Restored mosaic of John V Palaiologos in the eastern arch of Hagia Sophia.