Theodore Kantakouzenos, the Glossary
Theodore Palaiologos Kantakouzenos (Theodoros Palaiologos Kantakouzenos; after 1361 – 1410) was a Byzantine nobleman and probable close relation to the Emperor John VI Kantakouzenos.[1]
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46 relations: Andronikos Palaiologos Kantakouzenos, Đurađ Branković, Bayezid I, Byzantine Empire, Byzantine senate, Byzantine studies, Capital punishment, Charles VI of France, Constantinople, Demetrios I Kantakouzenos, Demetrios Kydones, Despot (court title), Diplomat, Doge of Venice, Donald Nicol, Dumbarton Oaks Papers, Edirne, Empire of Trebizond, George Palaiologos Kantakouzenos, George VIII of Georgia, Grand domestic, Helena Kantakouzene, Empress of Trebizond, Irene Kantakouzene, Irene Palaiologina (Byzantine empress), Jean II Le Maingre, John Chortasmenos, John Kantakouzenos (despot), John Uroš, John VI Kantakouzenos, Kingdom of Georgia, Kingdom of Hungary, Manuel II Palaiologos, Matthew Kantakouzenos, Ottoman Empire, Peloponnese, Plague (disease), Republic of Venice, Revue des études byzantines, Richard II of England, Serbia, Smederevo, Synod, Theodora Kantakouzene (wife of Alexios IV of Trebizond), Thessaloniki, Thessaly, Thomas Kantakouzenos.
- 15th-century Greek people
- 15th-century deaths from plague (disease)
- Ambassadors of the Byzantine Empire to the Republic of Venice
- Ambassadors to France
- Byzantine diplomats
- Kantakouzenos family
Andronikos Palaiologos Kantakouzenos
Andronikos Palaiologos Kantakouzenos (died 4 June 1453) was the last Grand Domestic of the Byzantine Empire. Theodore Kantakouzenos and Andronikos Palaiologos Kantakouzenos are 15th-century Byzantine people, Kantakouzenos family and Palaiologos dynasty.
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Đurađ Branković
Đurađ Vuković Branković (Ђурађ Вуковић Бранковић; 1377 – 24 December 1456) was the Serbian Despot from 1427 to 1456.
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Bayezid I
Bayezid I (بايزيد اول; I.), also known as Bayezid the Thunderbolt (یلدیرمبايزيد; Yıldırım Bayezid; – 8 March 1403), was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1389 to 1402.
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Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centered in Constantinople during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages.
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Byzantine senate
The Byzantine senate or Eastern Roman senate (Σύγκλητος,, or Γερουσία) was a continuation of the Roman Senate, established in the 4th century by Constantine I. It survived for centuries, but the senate's powers varied greatly during its history and gradually diminished until its eventual disappearance in the 14th century.
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Byzantine studies
Byzantine studies is an interdisciplinary branch of the humanities that addresses the history, culture, demography, dress, religion/theology, art, literature/epigraphy, music, science, economy, coinage and politics of the Eastern Roman Empire.
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Capital punishment
Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty and formerly called judicial homicide, is the state-sanctioned killing of a person as punishment for actual or supposed misconduct.
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Charles VI of France
Charles VI (3 December 136821 October 1422), nicknamed the Beloved (le Bien-Aimé) and in the 19th century, the Mad (le Fol or le Fou), was King of France from 1380 until his death in 1422.
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Constantinople
Constantinople (see other names) became the capital of the Roman Empire during the reign of Constantine the Great in 330.
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Demetrios I Kantakouzenos
Demetrios I Kantakouzenos (Δημήτριος Καντακουζηνός; 1343 – 1384) was a governor of the Morea and the grandson of Emperor John VI Kantakouzenos. Theodore Kantakouzenos and Demetrios I Kantakouzenos are 14th-century Byzantine people, Kantakouzenos family and Palaiologos dynasty.
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Demetrios Kydones
Demetrios Kydones, Latinized as Demetrius Cydones or Demetrius Cydonius (Δημήτριος Κυδώνης; 1324, Thessalonica – 1398, Crete), was a Byzantine Greek theologian, translator, author and influential statesman, who served an unprecedented three terms as Mesazon (Imperial Prime Minister or Chancellor) of the Byzantine Empire under three successive emperors: John VI Kantakouzenos, John V Palaiologos and Manuel II Palaiologos.
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Despot (court title)
Despot or despotes (lord, master) was a senior Byzantine court title that was bestowed on the sons or sons-in-law of reigning emperors, and initially denoted the heir-apparent of the Byzantine emperor.
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Diplomat
A diplomat (from δίπλωμα; romanized diploma) is a person appointed by a state, intergovernmental, or nongovernmental institution to conduct diplomacy with one or more other states or international organizations.
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Doge of Venice
The Doge of Venice was the highest role of authority within the Republic of Venice (697 CE to 1797 CE).
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Donald Nicol
Donald MacGillivray Nicol, (4 February 1923 – 25 September 2003) was an English Byzantinist.
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Dumbarton Oaks Papers
Dumbarton Oaks Papers (DOP) is an academic journal founded in 1941 under the auspices of the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection for the publication of articles relating to Byzantine society and culture from the 4th to 15th century in the Roman Empire as well as its neighboring and successor states.
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Edirne
Edirne, historically known as Adrianople (Adrianoúpolis), is a city in Turkey, in the northwestern part of the province of Edirne in Eastern Thrace.
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Empire of Trebizond
The Empire of Trebizond or the Trapezuntine Empire was a successor state of the Byzantine Empire that existed during the 13th through to the 15th century.
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George Palaiologos Kantakouzenos
George Palaiologos Kantakouzenos (Γεώργιος Παλαιολόγος Καντακουζηνός; ca. 1390 – 1456/59.) was a Byzantine aristocrat, a member of the Kantakouzenos family, and adventurer. Theodore Kantakouzenos and George Palaiologos Kantakouzenos are 15th-century Byzantine people and Kantakouzenos family.
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George VIII of Georgia
George VIII (tr; 1417–1476) of the Bagrationi dynasty, was de facto last king (mepe) of the formerly united Kingdom of Georgia from 1446 to 1465.
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Grand domestic
The title of Grand domestic (mégas doméstikos) was given in the 11th–15th centuries to the commander-in-chief of the Byzantine army, directly below the Byzantine Emperor.
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Helena Kantakouzene, Empress of Trebizond
Helena Kantakouzene (died 1463) was the second wife of David of Trebizond, the last Emperor of Trebizond. Theodore Kantakouzenos and Helena Kantakouzene, Empress of Trebizond are 15th-century Byzantine people, Kantakouzenos family and Palaiologos dynasty.
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Irene Kantakouzene
Irene Kantakouzene (Ειρήνη Καντακουζηνή, Eiréne Kantakouzené, modern pronunciation Iríni Kantakouziní, Ирина Кантакузин / Irina Kantakuzin; – 3 May 1457), known simply as Despotess Jerina (деспотица Јерина / despotica Jerina), was the wife of Serbian Despot Đurađ Branković. Theodore Kantakouzenos and Irene Kantakouzene are 15th-century Byzantine people, 15th-century Greek people and Kantakouzenos family.
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Irene Palaiologina (Byzantine empress)
Irene Palaiologina (died after 1356) was the empress consort of Matthew Kantakouzenos. Theodore Kantakouzenos and Irene Palaiologina (Byzantine empress) are Palaiologos dynasty.
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Jean II Le Maingre
Jean II Le Maingre (Old French: Jehan le Meingre), also known as Boucicaut (28 August 1366 – 21 June 1421), was a French knight and military leader.
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John Chortasmenos
John Chortasmenos (Ἰωάννης Χορτασμένος; – before June 1439) was a Byzantine monk and bishop of Selymbria, who was a distinguished bibliophile, writer, and teacher.
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John Kantakouzenos (despot)
John Kantakouzenos (Ἱωάννης Καντακουζηνός; ca. 1342 – after 1380) was a Byzantine prince. Theodore Kantakouzenos and John Kantakouzenos (despot) are 14th-century Byzantine people and Kantakouzenos family.
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John Uroš
Jovan Uroš Nemanjić (Јован Урош Немањић) or John Ouresis Doukas Palaiologos or Joasaph of Meteora (Iōannēs Ouresēs Doúkas Palaiologos), was the ruler of Thessaly from c. 1370 to c. 1373, retiring as a monk for the next half century thereafter. Theodore Kantakouzenos and John Uroš are 14th-century Byzantine people and 15th-century Byzantine people.
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John VI Kantakouzenos
John VI Kantakouzenos or Cantacuzene (Ἰωάννης Ἄγγελος Παλαιολόγος Καντακουζηνός, Iōánnēs Ángelos Palaiológos Kantakouzēnós; Johannes Cantacuzenus; – 15 June 1383) was a Byzantine Greek nobleman, statesman, and general. Theodore Kantakouzenos and John VI Kantakouzenos are Kantakouzenos family and Palaiologos dynasty.
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Kingdom of Georgia
The Kingdom of Georgia (Georgian: ⴑⴀⴕⴀⴐⴇⴅⴄⴊⴍⴑ ⴑⴀⴋⴄⴔⴍ), also known as the Georgian Empire, was a medieval Eurasian monarchy that was founded in AD.
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Kingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from the Middle Ages into the 20th century.
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Manuel II Palaiologos
Manuel II Palaiologos or Palaeologus (Manouēl Palaiológos; 27 June 1350 – 21 July 1425) was Byzantine emperor from 1391 to 1425. Theodore Kantakouzenos and Manuel II Palaiologos are Palaiologos dynasty.
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Matthew Kantakouzenos
Matthew Asen Kantakouzenos or Cantacuzenus (Greek: Ματθαῖος Ἀσάνης Καντακουζηνός, Matthaios Asanēs Kantakouzēnos, c. 1325 – June 1383) was Byzantine Emperor from 1353 to 1357 and later Despot of the Morea from 1380 to 1381. Theodore Kantakouzenos and Matthew Kantakouzenos are Kantakouzenos family and Palaiologos dynasty.
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Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, historically and colloquially known as the Turkish Empire, was an imperial realm centered in Anatolia that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Central Europe, between the early 16th and early 18th centuries.
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Peloponnese
The Peloponnese, Peloponnesus (Pelopónnēsos) or Morea (Mōrèas; Mōriàs) is a peninsula and geographic region in Southern Greece, and the southernmost region of the Balkans.
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Plague (disease)
Plague is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis.
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Republic of Venice
The Republic of Venice, traditionally known as La Serenissima, was a sovereign state and maritime republic with its capital in Venice.
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Revue des études byzantines
The Revue des études byzantines is an annual peer-reviewed academic journal covering the study of Greek Christianity and especially Byzantine civilization.
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Richard II of England
Richard II (6 January 1367 –), also known as Richard of Bordeaux, was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399.
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Serbia
Serbia, officially the Republic of Serbia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Southeast and Central Europe, located in the Balkans and the Pannonian Plain.
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Smederevo
Smederevo (Смедерево) is a city and the administrative center of the Podunavlje District in eastern Serbia.
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Synod
A synod is a council of a Christian denomination, usually convened to decide an issue of doctrine, administration or application.
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Theodora Kantakouzene (wife of Alexios IV of Trebizond)
Theodora Kantakouzene Megale Komnene (died 12 November 1426) was the Empress consort of Alexios IV of Trebizond. Theodore Kantakouzenos and Theodora Kantakouzene (wife of Alexios IV of Trebizond) are Kantakouzenos family and Palaiologos dynasty.
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Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki (Θεσσαλονίκη), also known as Thessalonica, Saloniki, Salonika, or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece, with slightly over one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area, and the capital of the geographic region of Macedonia, the administrative region of Central Macedonia and the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace.
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Thessaly
Thessaly (translit; ancient Thessalian: Πετθαλία) is a traditional geographic and modern administrative region of Greece, comprising most of the ancient region of the same name.
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Thomas Kantakouzenos
Thomas Kantakouzenos (Θωμάς Καντακουζηνός, Thomás Kantakouzenós, modern pronunciation Thomás Kantakouzinós, Тома Кантакузин/Toma Kantakuzin; died 25 July 1463) was a Byzantine aristocrat, a member of the Kantakouzenos family, who became a Serbian magnate and general that served Despot Đurađ Branković. Theodore Kantakouzenos and Thomas Kantakouzenos are 15th-century Byzantine people and Kantakouzenos family.
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See also
15th-century Greek people
- Andreas Ritzos
- Anna Notaras
- Antonios Papadopoulos (painter)
- Atik Sinan
- Chiara Zorzi
- Constantine XI Palaiologos
- Dorotheos II of Trebizond
- Gennadius Scholarius
- George Sphrantzes
- Georgios Boustronios
- Graitzas Palaiologos
- Irene Kantakouzene
- Janja Kantakouzenos
- Joachim I of Constantinople
- John Cananus
- John Rhosos
- John Servopoulos
- Laskaris Kananos
- Leonardus Achates
- Leontios Machairas
- Loukas Notaras
- Mahmud Pasha Angelović
- Manuel Chrysaphes
- Manuel Fokas
- Manuel Kantakouzenos (usurper)
- Maria Sanudo
- Marietta de Patras
- Matrona of Chios
- Maximus IV of Constantinople
- Nephon II of Constantinople
- Niccolò Sagundino
- Nikolaos Lampoudis
- Nikolaos Philanthropinos
- Nikolaos Ritzos
- Niphon Kausokalybites
- Pankratios of Trebizond
- Photius (Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus')
- Theodore Kantakouzenos
- Theodore Palaiologos (stratiote)
- Tommaso Diplovataccio
15th-century deaths from plague (disease)
- Aedh Ó Cobhthaigh
- Al-Mansur Ali bin Salah ad-Din
- Al-Musta'in (Cairo)
- Andrea Vendramin
- Andrea del Castagno
- Anna of Moscow
- Barnim VI, Duke of Pomerania
- Barnim VIII, Duke of Pomerania
- Beatrice, Countess of Arundel
- Catherine Karlsdotter
- Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March
- Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond
- Edward, King of Portugal
- Edzard Cirksena
- George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus
- George Plantagenet, Duke of Bedford
- Gigliola da Carrara
- Giovanni Mocenigo
- Gruffudd ab Owain Glyndŵr
- Guy XIII de Laval
- Henri Arnaut de Zwolle
- Jan Žižka
- Joachim, Duke of Pomerania
- John Hunyadi
- John IV, Duke of Bavaria
- John of Capistrano
- Limbourg brothers
- Ludwig I, Count of Württemberg-Urach
- Margaret of Durazzo
- Maria Komnene (daughter of Alexios IV)
- Maria, Queen of Sicily
- Marie of Valois, Prioress of Poissy
- Nicholas Szécsényi
- Otto III, Duke of Pomerania
- Paolo Savelli
- Peter I, Count of Saint-Pol
- Philippa of Lancaster
- Rinaldo Orsini (condottiero)
- Sarwe Iyasus
- Stefan Lochner
- Swantibor V, Duke of Pomerania
- Theodore II Palaiologos
- Theodore Kantakouzenos
Ambassadors of the Byzantine Empire to the Republic of Venice
- Manuel Chrysoloras
- Markos Palaiologos Iagaris
- Maximus Planudes
- Nicholas Eudaimonoioannes
- Theodore Kantakouzenos
Ambassadors to France
- Adrián Recinos
- Ambassadors of India to France
- Ambassadors of the United States to France
- Epiphan Patrick Komla Seddoh
- Farahanaz Faisal
- Francesco d'Aquino, Prince of Caramanico
- Theodore Kantakouzenos
Byzantine diplomats
- Adamantius (praefectus urbi)
- Alexander (comes)
- Anatolius (consul)
- Andronikos Angelos Doukas
- Basil Kourtikios
- Celer (magister officiorum)
- Constantine Choirosphaktes
- Constantinus (consul 457)
- Demetrios Iatropoulos
- Demetrios Palaiologos Kantakouzenos
- Domitian of Melitene
- Eumathios Philokales
- Frankoulios Servopoulos
- George Akropolites
- George Palaiologos (megas hetaireiarches)
- Hermogenes (magister officiorum)
- John Argyropoulos
- John Doukas (megas hetaireiarches)
- John Mystikos
- John Pitzigaudes
- John the Rhaiktor
- Leo Choirosphaktes
- Leo Rhabdouchos
- Leo of Synada
- Manuel Boutoumites
- Manuel Komnenos (son of Andronikos I)
- Marianos Argyros
- Markos Palaiologos Iagaris
- Maximinus (diplomat)
- Michael of Synnada
- Nicholas Eudaimonoioannes
- Nicholas Mystikos
- Niketas Chalkoutzes
- Nomus
- Nonnosus (historian)
- Peter of Goulaion
- Peter the Patrician
- Petrus Siculus
- Priscus
- Roger (son of Dagobert)
- Rufinus (Byzantine official)
- Theodore Kantakouzenos
- Theodore Metochites
- Theodore Philes
- Theodore Synkellos
- Theophanes (chamberlain)
- Zemarchus
Kantakouzenos family
- Andronikos Palaiologos Kantakouzenos
- Anna Komnene (daughter of David of Trebizond)
- Anna Palaiologina Kantakouzene
- Cantacuzino family
- Demetrios I Kantakouzenos
- Demetrios Palaiologos Kantakouzenos
- Demetrius Kantakouzenos
- George Palaiologos Kantakouzenos
- Helena Asanina Kantakouzene
- Helena Kantakouzene
- Helena Kantakouzene, Empress of Trebizond
- Irene Kantakouzene
- Janja Kantakouzenos
- John Kantakouzenos (Caesar)
- John Kantakouzenos (despot)
- John Kantakouzenos (pinkernes)
- John Kantakouzenos (sebastos)
- John VI Kantakouzenos
- Kantakouzenos
- Katarina Branković
- Manuel Kantakouzenos
- Manuel Kantakouzenos (usurper)
- Maria Palaiologina Kantakouzene
- Matthew Kantakouzenos
- Michael Kantakouzenos (died 1264)
- Michael Kantakouzenos (died 1316)
- Theodora Kantakouzene
- Theodora Kantakouzene (wife of Alexios IV of Trebizond)
- Theodora Kantakouzene (wife of Orhan)
- Theodora Raoulaina
- Theodore Kantakouzenos
- Thomas Kantakouzenos