Thomas Palaiologos
1409 – 1465 · Generation XL · despot · Palaiologos
Thomas (AD 1409 – 1465). despot. Married Catherine around AD 1430. Despot of the Morea; son of Manuel II; fled to Italy after the Ottoman conquest.
One of 20 people of Palaiologos (1190–1503) in this archive. The last and longest-lived house — it retook the city in 1261 and lost it in 1453.
Line of descent: Manuel Komnenos → John Komnenos → Alexios I Komnenos → Theodora Komnene → Andronikos Angelos Doukas → Alexios III Angelos → Irene Angelina → Theodora Palaiologina → Michael VIII Palaiologos → Andronikos II Palaiologos → Michael IX Palaiologos → Andronikos III Palaiologos → John V Palaiologos → Manuel II Palaiologos → Thomas Palaiologos.
Parents
- Manuel II Palaiologos (1350 – 1425)
- Helena (1372 – 1450)
Siblings
- John VIII Palaiologos (1392 – 1448)
- Constantine XI Palaiologos (1405 – 1453)
Partners
- Married Catherine Zaccaria (1405 – 1462) in 1430 — 3 children together
Children
- Andreas Palaiologos (1453 – 1502)
- Sophia Palaiologina (1449 – 1503)
- Helena Palaiologina (1431 – 1473)
Life
- 1409 — Born
- 1430 — Married Catherine
- 1465 — Died