Kantakouzenos
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The House of Kantakouzenos, also found in English-language literature as Cantacuzenus or Cantacuzene, was a Byzantine Greek noble family that rose to prominence in the middle and late Byzantine Empire
John VI Kantakouzenos as Byzantine emperor.
Palaiologos
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The House of Palaiologos, also found in English-language literature as Palaeologus or Palaeologue, was a Byzantine Greek noble family that rose to power and produced the last and longest-ruling dynast
Kantakouzenos
…governors and generals, as well as two Byzantine emperors between 1347–1357. In the mid-14th century, the Kantakouzenoi challenged the rule of the Palaiologos dynasty and nearly established themselves as the new imperial family. After the death of Andronikos III Palaiologos, his underage son, John V, inherited the…
Michael VIII Palaiologos (r. 1259–1282), founder of the imperial Palaiologos dynasty
John VI Kantakouzenos (center, r. 1347–1354) nearly succeeded in deposing the Palaiologos dynasty in favor of his own family, the Kantakouzenoi.
Constantine XI Palaiologos (r. 1449–1453), the final Byzantine Emperor
Thomas Palaiologos, younger brother of Constantine XI and Despot of the Morea 1428–1460