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Michael IX Palaiologos

Type Figure Region Byzantine Empire Time 1277–1320 Also known as 米海尔九世·巴列奥略、Michael IX Palaiologos、Μιχαὴλ Θ' Παλαιολόγος

Michael IX Palaiologos (1277–1320), eldest son of Andronikos II and co-emperor from 1294, campaigned in Anatolia and against Bulgaria, dying in Thess…

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  1. 1277–1293Constantinople · ThraceBorn into the Palaiologos imperial family as the eldest son of Andronikos II; designated heir in childhood, received an imperial education at court in preparation for future co-rule.
  2. 1294–1319Anatolia · Byzantine eastern frontierCo-ruled with his father Andronikos II from 1294, repeatedly led armies to Anatolia against Catalan mercenaries and Turkish tribes; also participated in Balkan military operations in the 1310s, serving as one of the empire's actual military commanders.
  3. 1320Thessalonica · MacedoniaFailed in his campaign against Bulgaria in 1320, exhausted in body and mind, and died the same year in Thessalonica; his death became the direct trigger for the rupture between his grandfather Andronikos II and his son Andronikos III.

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