Ruler · 1332 – 1391

John V Palaiologos

Lived 1332 – 1391; ruler. Byzantine emperor of Byzantine Empire, 1341 – 1376 and 2 more terms; also in the line of Byzantine Empire under the Palaiologos dynasty.

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Lived: 1332 – 1391; 59 years
In office: 47 years; 3 reigns
Lines: 2; states
Left it: deposed or killed; Kokkonen & Sundell

Byzantine emperor

Byzantine Empire · the 102nd, 105th and 107th of 113 dated reigns · 337 – 1453

98 before

Anna of Hungary1273 – 1281

Andronikos II Palaiologos1282 – 1328

Andronikos III Palaiologos1328 – 1341

John V Palaiologos1341 – 1376

John VI Kantakouzenos1347 – 1354

Andronikos IV Palaiologos1376 – 1379

John V Palaiologos1379 – 1390

John VII Palaiologos1390

John V Palaiologos1390 – 1391

Manuel II Palaiologos1391 – 1425

Irene Gattilusio1399 – 1408

Andronikos V Palaiologos1403 – 1407

3 after

killed, executed or dead in battledeposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roadending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1341 – 1376 · 35 years · came to it aged 9 · term 1 of 3

Came to it: the child of the ruler before, on record
Left it: deposed or killedcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell: by close family

Reigned 1379 – 1390 · 11 years · came to it aged 47 · term 2 of 3

Came to it: the parent of the ruler before, on record
Left it: deposed or killedcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell: by close family

Reigned 1390 – 1391 · 1 year · came to it aged 58 · term 3 of 3

Left it: natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell

Also in the line of Byzantine Empire under the Palaiologos dynasty (5th of 11).

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