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John VIII Palaiologos, Emperor of the Byzantine Empire 1392–1448 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Dec 1392

Birth Location: Constantinople, Byzantium (Istanbul, Turkey)

Death Date: 31 Oct 1448

Death Location: Constantinople, Byzantine Empire, (now Turkey)

Father: Manuel Empire

Mother: Jelena-Helene Empire

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In 1392, John VIII Palaiologos, Emperor of the Byzantine Empire entered the world in Constantinople, Byzantium (Istanbul, Turkey), born to Manuel Ii Palaiologos Emperor Byzantine Empire And Jelena Helene Dragas Empress Of The Byzantine Empire. John VIII Palaiologos, Emperor of the Byzantine Empire passed away in 1448 in Constantinople, Byzantine Empire, (now Turkey).

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Biography

  • In 1392, John VIII Palaiologos, Emperor of the Byzantine Empire entered the world in Constantinople, Byzantium (Istanbul, Turkey), born to Manuel Ii Palaiologos Emperor Byzantine Empire And Jelena Helene Dragas Empress Of The Byzantine Empire.
  • John VIII Palaiologos, Emperor of the Byzantine Empire passed away in 1448 in Constantinople, Byzantine Empire, (now Turkey).

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John Empire's Ancestors

Self
John Empire
1392–1448
Birth Place: Constantinople, Byzantium (Istanbul, Turkey)
Parents
Manuel II Palaiologos, Emperor Byzantine Empire
1350–1425
Constantinople, Byzantium (now Istanbul, Turkey)
Jelena-Helene (Dragas, Empress of the Byzantine) Empire
1372–1450
Vardar, Makedonija, Yugoslavia
Grandparents
John (V House of Palaiologos, Emperor, Byzantine Empire, deposed in 1376 by his son Andronikos) IV
1332–1391
Constantinople, Byzantium ( now Istanbul, Turkey)
Helena (Kantakouzene, Empress Consort of The Byzantine) Empire
1333–1396
Constantinople Byzantium (now Istanbul, Turkey)
Great-Grandparents
Andronikos Empire
1297–1341
Anna Empire
1306–1365
John historian
1292–1383
Irene consort
–1354
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michael co-emperor
1277–1320
Amadeus Savoy
1249–1323
Marie Savoy
1278–1338

John Empire's Timeline

2 Records

1392
16 Dec 1392
Birth of John VIII Palaiologos, Emperor of the Byzantine Empire in Constantinople, Byzantium (Istanbul, Turkey)
Constantinople, Byzantium (Istanbul, Turkey)
1448
31 Oct 1448
Age 56
Death of John VIII Palaiologos, Emperor of the Byzantine Empire in Constantinople, Byzantine Empire, (now Turkey)
Constantinople, Byzantine Empire, (now Turkey)

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1392
    Event Place: Constantinople, Byzantium (Istanbul, Turkey)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1448
    Event Place: Constantinople, Byzantine Empire, (now Turkey)

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