# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/matthew-kantakouzenos
# Generated: 2026-09-01T06:15:04.738Z

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name: "Matthew Kantakouzenos"
slug: "matthew-kantakouzenos"
description: "A Byzantine emperor who ruled for four years in the 1350s, then resurfaced decades later as a regional governor in the Morea—a rare second act in an empire that rarely gave them."
tagline: "Emperor and autocrat of the Romans"
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birthDate: "1325"
deathDate: "1383-06-15"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Matthew Asen Kantakouzenos was born around 1325 into the tangled dynasties of late Byzantium. He became Byzantine Emperor in 1353, holding the throne until 1357 in a period when the empire's reach had shrunk to a shadow. After losing power, he spent two decades in obscurity. In 1380 he returned to public life as Despot of the Morea, governing the rocky southern peninsula for a year before stepping down in 1381. He died in June 1383, one more name in the long queue of emperors who watched Byzantium contract.