John VI Kantakouzenos abdicated and retired to a monastery. It possesses the merit of being well arranged and homogenous, the incidents being grouped round the chief actor in the person of the author, but the information is defective on matters with which he is not directly concerned. In 1347, he entered Constantinople in triumph with an army of 1,000 men, and forced his opponents to an arrangement by which he became joint emperor with John V Palaiologos and sole administrator during the minority of his colleague. During this period, the empire, already broken up and reduced to narrow limits, was assailed on every side. The ideas first presented here were later developed in a considerably През 1354 година Йоан V превзел Цариград и Йоан Кантакузин абдикирал. Basilikon of John VI Kantakouzenos (1347-1354) 1353-1354, Thessalonica. Johannes VI Kantakouzenos (Grieks: Ἰωάννης Ϛʹ Καντακουζηνός, Iōannēs VI′ Kantakouzēnos; Latyn: Johannes Cantacuzenus; omstreeks 1292 - 15 Junie 1383) was ’n Griekse edelman, staatsman en generaal. Irene Asanina was the Empress consort of John VI Kantakouzenos of the Byzantine Empire. The Hesychast Council of Constantinople, 1351 CE. By his mother Theodora Palaiologina Angelina, he was also a descendant of the reigning house of the Palaiologos. Автор е на история обхващаща периода от 1320 до 1362 година, а също на писма и беседи с религиозно-полемичен характер. John's younger son Manuel Kantakouzenos remained despotes of the Morea from 1349 until 1380. Byzantine Emperor John VI Kantakouzenos (r. 1347-1354 CE) presiding over a synod. Заемал поста велик доместик във Византия. John Kantakouzenos was the son of a Michael Kantakouzenos, governor of the Morea. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris. John VI Kantakouzenos, Cantacuzenus, or Cantacuzene (Greek: Ἰωάννης ΣΤʹ Καντακουζηνός, Iōannēs ST′ Kantakouzēnos; Latin: Johannes Cantacuzenus; c. 1292 – 15 June 1383) was a Greek nobleman, statesman, and general. It possesses the merit of being well arranged and homogenous, the incidents being grouped round the chief actor in the person of the author, but the information is defective on matters with which he is not directly concerned. 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John Kantakouzenos was the son of a Michael Kantakouzenos who was appointed governor of the Morea by Theodora Palaiologina and Angelina Kantakouzene, a descendant of the house of the Palaiologos. Hence, when the latter entered Constantinople at the end of 1354, his success was easy. An apologia for his own actions, it needs to be read with caution; fortunately it can be supplemented and corrected by the work of a contemporary, Nikephoros Gregoras. John VI Kantakouzenos or Cantacuzene (Greek: Ἰωάννης ΣΤʹ Καντακουζηνός, Iōannēs VI Kantakouzēnos) (c. 1292 – June 15, 1383), Byzantine emperor from 1347 to 1354, was born at Constantinople. He made his own son Matthew Kantakouzenos a co-emperor in 1353. His History in four books deals with the years 1320 – 1356. Kantakouzenos participated in almost all the military operations he describes. [1] This plan was subsequently refused by Pope Urban V and so nothing came of it. Contents [3] Kantakouzenos became a close friend to Andronikos III and was one of his principal supporters in Andronikos' struggle against his grandfather, Andronikos II Palaiologos. Скоро отношенията между тримата регенти се обтегнали и Кантакузин се провъзгласил за император. In 1367 Joasaph (as he was now known) was appointed the representative of the Eastern Orthodox Church to negotiate with Paul of Smyrna then the Latin Patriarch of Constantinople to attempt a reconciliation of the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches. Автор е на история обхващаща периода от 1320 до 1362 година, а също на писма и беседи с религиозно-полемичен характер. By the time of the Fourth Crusade, the Kantakouzenoi were among the greatest landholders in the Empire. John VI Kantakouzenos or Cantacuzenus (Greek: Ἰωάννης ΣΤʹ Καντακουζηνός, Iōannēs VI Kantakouzēnos) (c. 1292 – 15 June 1383) was the Byzantine emperor from 1347 to 1354. His History in four books deals with the years 1320–1356. Kantakouzenos became a close friend to Andronikos III and was one of his principal supporters in Andronikos' struggle against his grandfather, Andronikos II Palaiologos. ABSTRACTThis article examines the descriptions of military operations that can be found in the Histories of the fourteenth-century Byzantine emperor John VI Kantakouzenos (1347–1354). John VI Kantakouzenos or Cantacuzenus (Greek: Ἰωάννης ΣΤʹ Καντακουζηνός, Iōannēs VI Kantakouzēnos) (c. 1292 – 15 June 1383) was the Byzantine emperor from 1347 to 1354. Hence, when the latter entered Constantinople at the end of 1354, his success was easy. War also erupted against the Serbians, who were at that time establishing an extensive empire on the north-western frontiers; and there was a hazardous alliance with the Ottoman Turks, who made their first permanent settlement in Europe, at Gallipoli in Thrace, towards the end of his reign. John V was married to his daughter, Helena Kantakouzene, and the boy was allowed to reign as the junior emperor. The Hesychast Council of Constantinople , 1351 CE. In 1347, he entered Constantinople in triumph with an army of 1,000 men, and forced his opponents to an arrangement by which he became joint emperor with John V Palaiologos and sole administrator during the minority of his colleague. His reign began with an immediate civil war between his designated regent, his father's friend John Kantakouzenos, and a self-proclaimed council of regency composed of his mother Anna, the patriarch John XIV Kalekas, and the megas doux Alexios Apokaukos. Abstract John VI Kantakouzenos was a Byzantine general, emperor, and author. In 1367 Joasaph was appointed the representative of the Eastern Orthodox Church to negotiate with Paul of Smyrna then the Latin Patriarch of Constantinople to attempt a reconciliation of the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches. [1] Through his mother Theodora Palaiologina Angelina, he was a descendant of the reigning house of Palaiologos. John VI Kantakouzenos (by Cplakidas) - Byzantine Emperor John VI Kantakouzenos (r. 1347-1354 CE) presiding over a synod. The Kantakouzenos Despotate. View John VI Kantakouzenos (1347-1354) Research Papers on Academia.edu for free. There were wars with the Genoese, who had a colony at Galata and had money transactions with the court; and with the Serbians, who were at that time establishing an extensive empire on the north-western frontiers; and there was a hazardous alliance with the Turks, who made their first permanent settlement in Europe, at Gallipoli in Thrace, towards the end of his reign. John VI Kantakouzenos was crowned co-emperor on 31 March 1347. [2] He was also related to the imperial dynasty through his wife Eirene Asanina, a second cousin of Emperor Andronikos III Palaiologos. 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. Warfare and propaganda: the portrayal of Andronikos II Palaiologos (1282–1328) as an incompetent military leader in the Histories of John VI Kantakouzenos(1347–54) - Volume 37 Issue 2 - Savvas Kyriakidis Media in category "Ioannes VI Kantakouzenos" The following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. Kantakouzenos was far too ready to invoke the aid of foreigners in his European quarrels; and as he had no money to pay them, this gave them a ready pretext for seizing upon a European town. Kantakouzenos was far too ready to invoke the aid of foreigners in his European quarrels; and as he had no money to pay them, this gave them a ready pretext for seizing upon a European town. imprint Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms International, 1979. Kantakouzenos retired to a monastery (where he assumed the name of Joasaph Christodoulos) and occupied himself in literary labours. Matthew Kantakouzenos, co-emperor 1353–1357, later despotēs in Morea, Maria Kantakouzene, who married Nikephoros II Orsini of Epirus, Theodora Kantakouzene, who married Sultan Orhan of the Ottoman Empire, Helena Kantakouzene, who married Emperor John V Palaiologos, ^ Norwich, John Julius. Husband of Irene Kantakouzenos On the death of the emperor in 1341, John Kantakouzenos was left as the designated regent, and guardian of his son John V Palaiologos, who was nine years old. The citizens you have invited bring you a 10% bonus from all the Gold they get from eRepublik - achievements, level ups or Gold purchases! Замонашил се под името Йоасаф и прекарал остатъка от живота си в манастира Ватопеди на Света гора[1] (1320-1362). Being suspected by the empress Anna of Savoy and opposed by a powerful party at court (including Kantakouzenos' one-time protege Alexios Apokaukos), he rebelled, and had himself crowned emperor at Didymoteichos in Thrace, while John V Palaiologos and his supporters maintained themselves at Constantinople. During this period, the empire, already broken up and reduced to narrow limits, was assailed on every side. Kantakouzenos also wrote a defence of Hesychasm, a Greek mystical doctrine. There were wars with the Genoese, who had a colony at Galata and had money transactions with the court; and with the Serbians, who were at that time establishing an extensive empire on the north-western frontiers; and there was a hazardous alliance with the Turks, who made their first permanent settlement in Europe, at Gallipoli in Thrace, towards the end of his reign. His History in four books deals with the years 1320 - 1356. The History of John Kantakouzenos (Book 1) / text, translation and commentary by Robert H. Trone. Constantinople, 1370-75 CE, paint on parchment, Greek Manuscript 1242, fol.5 v, 33,5x24 cm. An apologia for his own actions, it needs to be read with caution; fortunately it can be supplemented and corrected by the work of a contemporary, Nikephoros Gregoras. Family. Замонашил се под името Йоасаф и прекарал остатъка от живота си в манастир (1320-1362). In 1349, he sent a newly-built fleet of 9 fair-sized ships and about 100 smaller ones against the Genoese, but it is completely captured by the Genoese. They agreed to call a grand ecumenical council to be attended by the Pope, all the Patriarchs and bishops and archbishops of both the eastern and western churches. Скоро отношенията между тримата регенти се обтегнали и Кантакузин се провъзгласил за император. On the accession of Andronikos III in 1328, he was entrusted with the supreme administration of affairs. In 1347, he entered Constantinople in triumph with an army of 1,000 men, and forced his opponents to an arrangement by which he became joint emperor with John V Palaiologos and sole administrator during the minority of his colleague. Kantakouzenos retired to a monastery (where he assumed the name of Joasaph Christodoulos) and occupied himself in literary labours. John VI Kantakouzenos ... By this agreement between John V and John VI entailed , the former one o ered the Despotate of Morea in the ad-ministration of the Kantakouzenoi. They agreed to call a grand ecumenical council to be attended by the Pope, all the Patriarchs and bishops and archbishops of both the eastern and western churches. In 1349, he sent a newly-built fleet of 9 fair-sized ships and about 100 smaller ones against the Genoese, but it was completely captured by the Genoese. The financial burdens imposed by him had long been displeasing to his subjects, and a strong party had always favoured John V Palaiologos. 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