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Matthew Kantakouzenos
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Matthew Asen Kantakouzenos or Cantacuzenus (Greek: Ματθαῖος Ἀσάνης Καντακουζηνός, Matthaios Asanēs Kantakouzēnos, c. 1325 – June 1383)[1] was Byzantine Emperor from 1353 to 1357 and later Despot of the Morea from 1380 to 1381.
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Matthew Asen Kantakouzenos | |
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Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans | |
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Byzantine emperor | |
Reign | April 1353 – December 1357[1] |
Predecessor | John V Palaiologos and John VI Kantakouzenos |
Successor | John V Palaiologos |
Despot of the Morea | |
Reign | 1380–1381[1] |
Predecessor | Manuel Kantakouzenos |
Successor | Demetrios I Kantakouzenos |
Born | c. 1325 |
Died | June 1383 |
Spouse | Irene Palaiologina |
Issue | John Kantakouzenos Demetrios I Kantakouzenos Theodora Kantakouzene Helena Kantakouzene Maria Kantakouzene Theodore Kantakouzenos (?) |
House | Kantakouzenos |
Father | John VI Kantakouzenos |
Mother | Irene Asanina |
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