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John VII Palaiologos

1370 - 1408

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John VII Palaiologos or Palaeologus (Greek: Ἰωάννης Παλαιολόγος, romanized: Iōánnēs Palaiológos; 1370 – 22 September 1408) was Byzantine emperor for five months in 1390, from 14 April to 17 September. A handful of sources suggest that John VII sometimes used the name Andronikos (Greek: Ἀνδρόνικος, romanized: Andrónikos), possibly to honour the memory of his father, Andronikos IV Palaiologos, though he reigned under his birth name. Andronikos IV was the firstborn son of Emperor John V Palaiologos (r. 1341–1391), and had thus been the heir to the throne. After a failed rebellion in 1373, Andronikos IV was imprisoned and partially blinded, the same punishment possibly being carried out on John VII, then only three years old. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John VII Palaiologos is the 2,533rd most popular politician (down from 2,102nd in 2019), the 291st most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 259th in 2019) and the 156th most popular Turkish Politician.

John VII Palaiologos is most famous for being the last Byzantine Emperor. He was the son of Emperor Andronikos III Palaiologos and Empress Irene. He became co-emperor with his father at the age of eight. When his father died in 1341, John VII became the sole emperor. His reign was plagued by civil war and he was overthrown in 1354.

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Among politicians, John VII Palaiologos ranks 2,533 out of 19,576. Before him are Jacobo Árbenz, Dihya, Empress Suiko, Yekuno Amlak, Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal, and Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. After him are Bernardo O'Higgins, Abdul Halim Khaddam, Andronikos IV Palaiologos, Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Artabanus II of Parthia, and Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1370, John VII Palaiologos ranks 6. Before him are Pope Gregory XI, Antipope John XXIII, Isabeau of Bavaria, Leonardo Bruni, and Olaf II of Denmark. After him are Gentile da Fabriano, Erasmo of Narni, Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, Lorenzo Monaco, William, Duke of Austria, and Švitrigaila. Among people deceased in 1408, John VII Palaiologos ranks 2. Before him is Taejo of Joseon. After him are Miran Shah, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Valentina Visconti, Duchess of Orléans, Muhammad VII of Granada, William II of Berg, John Gower, and Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, John VII Palaiologos ranks 291 out of 1,347. Before him are Celâl Bayar (1883), Eumenes (-362), Strato of Lampsacus (-335), Germanus I of Constantinople (634), Heraclides Ponticus (-385), and Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu (1948). After him are Andronikos IV Palaiologos (1348), Gregory of Narek (951), Fatih Terim (1953), Julius Martov (1873), Tudḫaliya IV (-1300), and Necmettin Erbakan (1926).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, John VII Palaiologos ranks 156. Before him are Dardanus (null), Michael IX Palaiologos (1277), Seleucus II Callinicus (-265), Vitiges (475), Celâl Bayar (1883), and Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu (1948). After him are Andronikos IV Palaiologos (1348), Julius Martov (1873), Tudḫaliya IV (-1300), Necmettin Erbakan (1926), Polyxena (null), and Attalus III (-170).

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