Michael VIII Palaiologos, also rendered Palaeologus, reigned as Byzantine emperor from 1261 until his death in 1282, having earlier served as co-emperor of the Empire of Nicaea from 1259 to 1261. He founded the Palaiologan dynasty that would rule the Byzantine Empire until the fall of Constantinople in 1453, recovering Constantinople itself from the Latin Empire in 1261 and transforming the Empire of Nicaea into a restored Byzantine Empire. His reign brought a considerable recovery of Byzantine power, including the enlargement of the army and navy, the reconstruction of Constantinople and the growth of its population; his re-establishment of the University of Constantinople also contributed to the Palaiologan Renaissance, a cultural flowering that spanned the thirteenth to fifteenth centuries.
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Death PlacePachomion, near Lysimachia 1 Role
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How did Michael VIII Palaiologos regain Constantinople in 1261?
One of his generals slipped into Constantinople in July 1261 and expelled the Latin regime, and Michael entered the city on Aug. 15, 1261.
The Encyclopedia of World Biography says that in July 1261, by unexpected good luck, one of his generals succeeded in slipping into Constantinople and expelling the Latin regime. So Michael achieved the glorious Byzantine restoration in the old capital, which he entered triumphantly on Aug. 15, 1261.
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Michael VIII, regent for the child John IV, had him blinded and deposed in 1261 after retaking Constantinople from the Latin Empire.
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Michael VIII Palaiologos or Palaeologus (Greek: Μιχαὴλ Δούκας Ἄνγελος Κομνηνὸς Παλαιολόγος, romanized: Mikhaḗl Doúkās Ángelos Komnēnós Palaiológos; 1224 - 11 December 1282) 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.
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Michael VIII Palaiologos or Palaeologus (Greek: Μιχαὴλ Δούκας Ἄνγελος Κομνηνὸς Παλαιολόγος, romanized: Mikhaḗl Doúkās Ángelos Komnēnós Palaiológos; 1224 - 11 December 1282) 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.
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11 December 1282 (aged 58), Pachomion, near Lysimachia, Byzantine Empire
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11 December 1282 (aged 58), Pachomion, near Lysimachia, Byzantine Empire
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11 December 1282 (aged 58), Pachomion, near Lysimachia, Byzantine Empire
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Michael VIII Palaiologos or Palaeologus (Greek: Μιχαὴλ Δούκας Ἄνγελος Κομνηνὸς Παλαιολόγος, romanized: Mikhaḗl Doúkās Ángelos Komnēnós Palaiológos; 1224 - 11 December 1282) 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.
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Names: Michael Doukas Angelos Komnenos Palaiologos
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Michael VIII Palaiologos or Palaeologus (Greek: Μιχαὴλ Δούκας Ἄνγελος Κομνηνὸς Παλαιολόγος, romanized: Mikhaḗl Doúkās Ángelos Komnēnós Palaiológos; 1224 - 11 December 1282) 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.
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