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John Kantakouzenos VI

1292 – 1383

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John VI Kantakouzenos, Cantacuzenus, or Cantacuzene was a Greek nobleman, statesman, and general. He served as grand domestic under Andronikos III Palaiologos and regent for John V Palaiologos before reigning as Byzantine emperor in his own right from 1347 to 1354. Deposed by his former ward, he was forced to retire to a monastery under the name Joasaph Christodoulos and spent the remainder of his life as a monk and historian. At age 90 or 91 at his death, he was the longest-lived of the Roman emperors. Fifth Byzantine Emperor under the Palaiologos Dynasty.

Name
John Kantakouzenos VI
Locality
Mystras, Regional unit of Laconia, Greece
Born
1 ianuarie 1292
Died
15 iunie 1383
Age
91 years
From
Istanbul, Türkiye
Location
Brontochion Monastery ↗
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Cemetery
Brontochion Monastery
Locality
Mystras, Regional unit of Laconia
Country
Greece
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