Michael VIII Palaiologos

1223 – 1282 · Generation XXXIV · Emperor (r. 1259–1282)

Michael (AD 1223 – 1282). Emperor (r. 1259–1282). Married Theodora around AD 1253. Recovered Constantinople in 1261; founder of the Palaiologan dynasty; blinded John IV Laskaris.

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Parents

• Andronikos Palaiologos (1190 – 1247)
• Theodora Palaiologina (1190 – ?)

Partners

• Theodora Palaiologina (1240 – 1303)

Children

• Andronikos II Palaiologos (1259 – 1332)
• Irene Palaiologina (1259 – ?)