# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/manuel-ii-palaiologos
# Generated: 2026-09-01T06:16:37.302Z

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name: "Manuel II Palaiologos"
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description: "He ruled an empire that existed mostly on a map—Byzantine emperor from 1391 to 1425, Manuel II spent his reign as a vassal to the Ottomans, traveling Europe's courts to beg for help that never came."
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birthDate: "1350-06-27"
deathDate: "1425-07-21"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Born 27 June 1350, Manuel II Palaiologos inherited a throne hemmed in by Ottoman power, his territory under constant threat of absorption. He followed his father's playbook: solicit the West, plead the cause, hope someone would care enough to send armies. The foreign visits yielded sympathy, not soldiers. What bought him time was luck—an Ottoman civil war, a few wins against Latin rivals—enough for his government to hold on and even nudge its borders outward. His wife Helena Dragaš ensured the succession: their sons John VIII and Constantine XI both took the throne after him. Shortly before his death on 21 July 1425, Manuel was tonsured a monk and took the name Matthaios.