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Michael VIII Palaiologos or Palaeologus reigned as Byzantine emperor from 1261 until his death in 1282, and previously as the co-emperor of the Empire of Nicaea from 1259 to 1261. Michael VIII was the founder of the Palaiologan dynasty that would rule the Byzantine Empire until the Fall of Constantinople in 1453. He recovered Constantinople from the Latin Empire in 1261 and transformed the Empire…
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politics · Byzantine emperor from 1261 to 1282 · politician · also Michael VIII Palaiologos, Michael VIII Palaeologus, 6th Emperor of the East Michael, Emperor Michael VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of the East Michael VIII Palaeologus, Mikhaēl VIII Palaiologos
Born 1224 · Died 11 December 1282 · Q200033
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Died 1282-12-11.
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“What to do? Give me money. I will find you a defender, who has no money, but who has arms.”
Career landmark: Byzantine emperor (1261–1282).
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Born 1224.
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