John V (Byzantium)
John V Palaiologos ( Middle Greek Ιωάννης Εʹ Παλαιολόγος , born June 18, 1332 in Didymoticho ; † February 16, 1391 in Constantinople ) was Byzantine emperor from 1341, although he did not initially lead the affairs of government independently. He was a son of the Byzantine emperor Andronikos III.
Life
Johannes Kantakuzenos , an old friend of Andronikos III, who became Emperor John VI in Thrace , rose against the reign of the Empress Mother Anna of Savoy , Alexios Apokaukos and Patriarch John XIV. Kalekas . proclaimed and thus triggered a civil war . Kantakuzenos entered Constantinople victoriously in 1347 and had to be recognized as emperor by John V. There were then several conflicts between John VI. and John V, the latter finally winning in 1354.
His further government is characterized on the one hand by the partial dissolution of imperial power through the uprising of his son Andronikos IV (1376-79) and his grandson John VII (1390), on the other hand by the encroachments of the Ottomans . John had to concede tribute to these in 1381 after trying in vain in 1369 to secure the help of the Pope with a trip to Rome . In doing so, he submitted to the suzerainty of the Catholic Church by making a Roman Catholic creed .
literature
- Peter Schreiner : Johannes V. Palaiologos . In: Lexikon des Mittelalters 5, Sp. 534.
- John Julius Norwich : BYZANZ Decay and Fall 1071 - 1453 . Augsburg 2000, ISBN 3-8289-0374-6
- Ralph-Johannes Lilie : Byzantium. The second Rome . Siedler Verlag, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-88680-693-6
- Jonathan Harris: The End of Byzantium . Yale University Press, New Haven 2010, ISBN 978-0-300-11786-8
- Donald M. Nicol : The Last Centuries of Byzantium . 2nd Edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1993, ISBN 0-521-43991-4
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannis Spatharákīs: The Portrait in Byzantine illuminated manuscripts. Brill, Leiden 1976, p. 172 ( online ).
- ↑ Luca Pieralli: Un imperator di Bisanzio a Roma: la professione di fede di Giovanni V Paleologo . In: Marie-Hélène Blanchet - Frédéric Gabriel: L'Union à l'épreuve du formulaire. Professions de foi entre Églises d'Orient et d'Occident (XIIIe-XVIIIe siècle) . Leuven [u. a.] 2016, 97–144.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Andronikos III. |
Emperor of Byzantium 1341–1391 |
Manuel II |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | John V. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | John V. Palaiologos |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Emperor of Byzantium (1341-1391) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 18, 1332 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Didymoticho , Byzantine Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 16, 1391 |
| Place of death | Constantinople , Byzantine Empire |