Person:Michael IX Palaiologos (1)

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Michael IX _____, Palaiologos
b.17 Apr 1277
d.12 Oct 1320 Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece
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  1. Michael IX _____, Palaiologos1277 - 1320
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  1. Andronikos III Palaiologos1297 - 1341
  2. Anna Palaiologina - 1321
  3. Theodora Palaiologina
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Name Michael IX _____, Palaiologos
Gender Male
Birth[1] 17 Apr 1277 House of Palaiologos
Marriage to Rita _____, of Armenia
Death[1] 12 Oct 1320 Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece
Reference Number? Q37098?


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Michael IX Palaiologos or Palaeologus (Mikhaēl Doukas Angelos Komnēnos Palaiologos; 17 April 1277 – 12 October 1320), was Byzantine Emperor together with his father Andronikos II Palaiologos from 1294 until his death. Andronikos II and Michael IX ruled as equal co-rulers, both using the title autokrator.

A man of impeccable morals and a good helper to his father, he was also known as a brave and energetic soldier, willing to make personal sacrifices to pay or encourage his troops; the Catalan military chronicler Ramon Muntaner said about him: "Emperor Michael was one of the bravest knights in the world". Despite his military prestige, he suffered several defeats, for unclear reasons: his inability as a commander, the deplorable state of the Byzantine army or just simply bad luck.

The only Palaiologan emperor to predecease his father, his premature death at age 43 was attributed in part to grief over the accidental murder of his younger son Manuel Palaiologos by retainers of his older son and later co-emperor Andronikos III Palaiologos.

In the memory of the Byzantines, Michael IX remained "the most pious lord" and "a true emperor in name and deeds".

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Michael IX Palaiologos, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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