Manuel II Palaiologos (1350-1425): a Byzantine emperor in a time of tumult

"Few Byzantine emperors had a life as eventful and as rich as Manuel II Palaiologos (1350-1425). Living and ruling during the last decades of the empire, Manuel witnessed rapid territorial loss, dire socio-economic problems and civil wars between his own family members. Both his father, paterna...

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1. Verfasser: Çelik, Siren 1989- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Abschlussarbeit Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge ; New York ; Port Melbourne ; New Delhi ; Singapore Cambridge University Press 2021
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Zusammenfassung:"Few Byzantine emperors had a life as eventful and as rich as Manuel II Palaiologos (1350-1425). Living and ruling during the last decades of the empire, Manuel witnessed rapid territorial loss, dire socio-economic problems and civil wars between his own family members. Both his father, paternal grandfather and maternal grandfathers were emperors - not to mention his brother and nephew. The last two Byzantine emperors were Manuel's sons. His own reign saw no less than three sieges of Constantinople by the Ottomans and intense communications with Rome for a Church union. Even as a prince, he faced rebellions and was left behind as a hostage in foreign territories by his father"--
Beschreibung:xxiii, 445 Seiten Illustrationen, 2 Karten, genealogische Tafeln
ISBN:9781108836593

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