John VIII Palaiologos
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Presided over Constantinople's twilight years as its penultimate Roman emperor, juggling church reunification talks and Ottoman threats from 1425 to 1448. His brother Constantine XI inherited the final watch over a dying empire.
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John VIII Palaiologos was the penultimate Roman emperor to rule in Constantinople. Ruling from 1425 to 1448, he attempted to bring about the reunification of the Orthodox and Catholic churches and prioritised the protection of Constantinople against the Ottoman Empire. He was succeeded by his brother, Constantine XI, who would become the final emperor.
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