Andronikos III Palaiologos

Andronikos III Palaiologos
Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans
Byzantine emperor
Reign24 May 1328 – 15 June 1341
Coronation2 February 1325[1]
PredecessorAndronikos II Palaiologos
SuccessorJohn V Palaiologos
Proclamation1308/1313 as co-emperor[1]
Born25 March 1297
Constantinople, Byzantine Empire
(now Istanbul, Turkey)
Died15 June 1341 (aged 44)
Constantinople, Byzantine Empire
SpouseIrene of Brunswick
Anna of Savoy
Issue
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Irene, Empress of Trebizond
Maria (renamed Irene)
John V Palaiologos
Michael Palaiologos
Names
Andronikos Doukas Angelos Komnenos Palaiologos
Medieval Greek: Ἀνδρόνικος Δούκας Ἄγγελος Κομνηνός Παλαιολόγος
HousePalaiologos
FatherMichael IX Palaiologos
MotherRita of Armenia
ReligionEastern Orthodox

Andronikos III Palaiologos (Medieval Greek: Ἀνδρόνικος Δούκας Ἄγγελος Κομνηνός Παλαιολόγος, romanizedAndrónikos Doúkās Ángelos Komnēnós Palaiológos; 25 March 1297 – 15 June 1341), commonly Latinized as Andronicus III Palaeologus, was the Byzantine emperor from 1328 to 1341.[1] He was the son of Michael IX Palaiologos and Rita of Armenia. He was proclaimed co-emperor in his youth, before 1313, and in April 1321 he rebelled against his grandfather, Andronikos II Palaiologos. He was formally crowned co-emperor in February 1325, before ousting his grandfather outright and becoming sole emperor on 24 May 1328.

The Byzantine Empire in 1340, including Bulgaria, Serbia and the Ottoman Beylik.

His reign included the last failed attempts to hold back the Ottoman Turks in Bithynia and the defeat at Rusokastro against the Bulgarians, but also the successful recovery of Chios, Lesbos, Phocaea, Thessaly, and Epirus.[1] His early death left a power vacuum that resulted in the disastrous civil war between his widow, Anna of Savoy, and his closest friend and supporter, John VI Kantakouzenos, leading to the establishment of the Serbian Empire and the entry of the Ottoman Empire into the Balkans.

  1. ^ a b c d PLP, 21437. Παλαιολόγος, Ἀνδρόνικος III. Δούκας Ἄγγελος Κομνηνός.