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Manuel II Palaiologos
Manuel II (1350–1425), son of Byzantine emperor John V and Helena Kantakouzene, was made co-emperor in 1373 after his brother Andronikos IV's revolt,…
Timeline
- 1373–1375Constantinople · Byzantine EmpireAfter Andronikos IV's revolt, John V raised him to co-emperor to counterbalance his brother, bringing Manuel into the core power circle of the empire.
- 1376–1379Constantinople · Byzantine EmpireAfter Andronikos IV seized the capital, Manuel and his father went into exile and sought Genoese aid; in 1379 he led a coalition force to counterattack Constantinople, successfully restoring John V to the throne.
- 1379–1380Constantinople · Byzantine EmpireAfter the restoration he continued as co-emperor assisting the now-blind John V, handling diplomacy with the Ottomans and Latin powers, and managing the empire's remaining finances and defenses.
Sources
- Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium — Alexander Kazhdan et al. (1991)
- Manuel II Palaiologos (1350–1425): A Byzantine Emperor in a Time of Tumult — John W. Barker (1969)