Manuel II Palaiologos
Byzantine emperor (1350-1425)
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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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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 hi…
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