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Thomas Palaiologos, Despot of Morea, Emperor of The Byzantine Empire 1410–1465 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1410

Birth Location: Constantinople, Byzantine Empire, (now Istanbul, Turkey)

Death Date: 12 May 1465

Death Location: Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy

Father: Manuel Empire

Mother: Jelena-Helene Empire

Spouse(s): Katharina Byzantium, Theodora Asanina

Children(s): Zoe Moscow, Helena Palaiologina, Andrew Morea, Manuel Palaiologus, Christophoros Palaeologus

Thomas Palaiologos, Despot of Morea, Emperor of The Byzantine Empire was born in 1410 in Constantinople, Byzantine Empire, (now Istanbul, Turkey), the child of Manuel Ii Palaiologos Emperor Byzantine Empire And Jelena Helene Dragas Empress Of The Byzantine Empire. Thomas Palaiologos, Despot of Morea, Emperor of The Byzantine Empire married Katharina Zaccaria Of Achaea Empress Consort Of Byzantium, Theodora Asanina, and had children including Andrew Andreas Palaiologos Dynasty Despoot Van Morea, Christophoros Palaeologus, Helena Palaiologina, Manuel Palaiologus, Zoe Sofia Palaeologus Grand Princess Consort Of Moscow. Thomas Palaiologos, Despot of Morea, Emperor of The Byzantine Empire passed away in 1465 in Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy.

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  • Thomas Palaiologos, Despot of Morea, Emperor of The Byzantine Empire was born in 1410 in Constantinople, Byzantine Empire, (now Istanbul, Turkey), the child of Manuel Ii Palaiologos Emperor Byzantine Empire And Jelena Helene Dragas Empress Of The Byzantine Empire.
  • Thomas Palaiologos, Despot of Morea, Emperor of The Byzantine Empire married Katharina Zaccaria Of Achaea Empress Consort Of Byzantium, Theodora Asanina, and had children including Andrew Andreas Palaiologos Dynasty Despoot Van Morea, Christophoros Palaeologus, Helena Palaiologina, Manuel Palaiologus, Zoe Sofia Palaeologus Grand Princess Consort Of Moscow.
  • Thomas Palaiologos, Despot of Morea, Emperor of The Byzantine Empire passed away in 1465 in Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy.

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Children(s)

Thomas Empire's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Empire
1410–1465
Birth Place: Constantinople, Byzantine Empire, (now 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

Thomas Empire's Descendants

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Thomas (Palaiologos, Despot of Morea, Emperor of The Byzantine) Empire (1410–12 May 1465) m. Katharina (Zaccaria of Achaea, Empress-consort of) Byzantium (1411–26 Aug 1462) m. Theodora Asanina (1409–1470)
  1. 1. Zoe (Sofia Palaeologus, Grand Princess Consort of) Moscow 1440–1503 m. Ivan (III The Great Vasiliyevich, Grand Prince of) Moscow 1440–1505
    1. 1. Vasili (Basil III Rurikides Ivanovich, Grand Prince of) Moscow 1479–1533 m. Elena (Vasilevna of) Glinski 1508–1538
      1. 1. Ivan (IV The Terrible Rurik Dynasty, Tsar of All The Russias, Grand Prince of) Moscow 1530–1584 m. Anastasiya (Romanovna) Zakharyina-Yurieva 1530–1560
        1. 1. Anna (Ivanovna,) Tsarevna 1548–1550
        2. 2. Mariya (Maria) Ivanovna 1551–1551
        3. 3. Dmitri Ivanovich 1552–1553
        4. 4. Evdokiya Ivanovna 1556–1558
        5. 5. Feodor (I Ivanovich, Tsar of) Russia 1557–1598 m. Irina (Irene Feodorovna) Gudunov 1557–1603
        6. 6. Ivan (Ivanovich,) Tsareviche 1554–1581
      2. 2. Yuri (Vasilevich) (Vasilyovich) 1533–1563 m. Juliane Paletzi –1569
        1. 1. Vassili (of Uglitsch) VASILYOVICH 1559–1560
    2. 2. Fedosiya Ivanovna 1475–1500
    3. 3. Evdokiya (Rurikides Ivanovna, Grootvorstin van) Moskou 1492–1513
    4. 4. Elena (Rurikides Ivanovna, Grand Duchess Lithuania, Queen of) Poland 1476–1513
    5. 5. Yuri Ivanovich 1480–1536
    6. 6. Dmitri (I) Ivanovich 1481–1521
    7. 7. Andrei (Ivanovich Grootvorst van) Staritsa 1490–1537
  2. 2. Helena Palaiologina 1431–1473
  3. 3. Andrew ((Andreas) Palaiologos dynasty, Despoot van) Morea 1453–1502
  4. 4. Manuel Palaiologus 1455–1512
  5. 5. Christophoros Palaeologus 1448–

Thomas Empire's Timeline

2 Records

1410
1410
Birth of Thomas Palaiologos, Despot of Morea, Emperor of The Byzantine Empire in Constantinople, Byzantine Empire, (now Istanbul, Turkey)
Constantinople, Byzantine Empire, (now Istanbul, Turkey)
1465
12 May 1465
Age 55
Death of Thomas Palaiologos, Despot of Morea, Emperor of The Byzantine Empire in Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy
Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1410
    Event Place: Constantinople, Byzantine Empire, (now Istanbul, Turkey)
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1465
    Event Place: Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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