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Andronicus III Palaeologus

Andronikos III Palaiologos
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Andronikos III Palaiologos, 14th century miniature.
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Emperor of the Byzantine Empire
Reign 1328 – 15 June 1341
Predecessor Andronikos II Palaiologos
Successor John V Palaiologos
Born (1297-03-25)25 March 1297
Constantinople, Byzantine Empire
Died 15 June 1341 (aged 44)
Constantinople, Byzantine Empire
Spouse Irene of Brunswick
Anna of Savoy
Issue Irene, Empress of Trebizond (illegitimate)
Maria (renamed Eirene)
John V Palaiologos
Michael Palaiologos
Eirene (renamed Maria) Palaiologina, Lady of Lesbos
Full name
Andronikos III Palaiologos
Greek: Ανδρόνικος Γ' Παλαιολόγος
House Palaiologos
Father Michael IX Palaiologos
Mother Rita of Armenia
Full name
Andronikos III Palaiologos
Greek: Ανδρόνικος Γ' Παλαιολόγος

Andronikos III Palaiologos (Greek: Ανδρόνικος Γʹ Παλαιολόγος; 25 March 1297 – 15 June 1341), commonly Latinized as Andronicus III Palaeologus, was Byzantine emperor from 1328 to 1341. Born Andronikos Doukas Angelos Komnenos Palaiologos (Greek: Ἀνδρόνικος Δούκας Ἄγγελος Κομνηνός Παλαιολόγος), 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 in opposition to his grandfather, Andronikos II Palaiologos. He was formally crowned co-emperor on February 1325, before ousting his grandfather outright and becoming sole emperor on 24 May 1328.

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. His early death left a power vacuum that resulted in the disastrous civil war between his Empress-dowager, Anna of Savoy, and his closest friend and supporter, John VI Kantakouzenos.

Andronikos was born in Constantinople on 25 March 1297, the 38th birthday of his paternal grandfather, Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos. His father, Michael IX Palaiologos, began reigning in full imperial style as co-emperor circa 1295.


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