Andronikos IV Palaiologos

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Andronikos IV Palaiologos or Andronicus IV Palaeologus (Greek: Ανδρόνικος Δ' Παλαιολόγος) (April 2, 1348 – June 28, 1385), was Byzantine emperor from 1376 to 1379.

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[edit] Life

Andronikos IV Palaiologos was the eldest son of Emperor John V Palaiologos by his wife Helena Kantakouzene. His maternal grandparents were John VI Kantakouzenos and Irene Asanina.

Although he was associated as co-emperor by his father since the early 1350s, Andronikos IV rebelled when the Ottoman sultan Murad I forced John V into vassalage in 1373. Andronikos IV had allied with Murad's son who was rebelling against his own father, but both rebellions failed. Murad I blinded his son and demanded that John V have Andronikos IV blinded as well, but John V blinded only one of his son's eyes.

In 1376 the Genoese helped Andronikos to escape from prison and take control of Constantinople. However, he was immediately attacked by Genoa's enemies, the Venetians, and was overthrown by them in 1379. The Venetians restored John V to the throne. Andronikos IV was allowed to keep the title of co-emperor and was given the city of Selymbria (Silivri) as his personal domain, where he died in 1385.

[edit] Family

By his wife Keratsa of Bulgaria (nun Makaria), a daughter of Emperor Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria and his second wife Sarah-Theodora, Andronikos IV had several children, including:

  1. John VII Palaiologos, emperor in 1390

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 16. Andronikos II Palaiologos
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Michael IX Palaiologos
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Anna of Hungary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Andronikos III Palaiologos
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Levon II of Armenia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Rita of Armenia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Keran of Armenia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. John V Palaiologos
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Thomas II, Count of Piedmont
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Amadeus V, Count of Savoy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Beatrice di Fieschi
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Anna of Savoy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. John I, Duke of Brabant
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Maria of Brabant
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Margaret of Flanders
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Andronikos IV Palaiologos
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Michael Kantakouzenos
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. John VI Kantakouzenos
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Theodora Palaiologina Angelina Kantakouzene
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Helena Kantakouzene
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. Ivan Asen III of Bulgaria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Andronikos Asen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Eirene Palaiologina
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Irene Asanina
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Andronikos IV Palaiologos
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Born: 2 April 1348 Died: 28 June 1385
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John V Palaiologos		 Byzantine Emperor
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