Ióannés VI Kantakouzenos (Megas Papias, governor of Thesaly, Basilis, regent of Byzantium, Αυτοκράτορας του Βυζαντίου (emperor of Byzantium))

   Ἰωάννης ΣΤʹ Καντακουζηνός

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Personal and Family Information

Ióannés was born about 1292, the son of Michael Kantakouzenos and Theodora Angelina Palaiologina. The place is not known.

He died on 10 JUN 1383 in Mistra.

His wife was Irene Asanina, who he married in BEF 1320. The place has not been found. Their six known children were Matias Asen (c1325-1391), Manoel (c1326-1380), Maria (c1328->1360), Theodora (c1330/31->1381), Helene (1333-1396) and Andronikos (1334-1347).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

Ióannés VI Kantakouzenos
(c1292-1383)

  

Michael Kantakouzenos
(c1265-c1316)

  

Ióannés Komnenos Angelos Kantakouzenos
(c1212-c1264)

  

Michael Kantakouzenos
 

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NN Angelina
 

  
     
 		    
 		  
     
 		  
   

Theodora Angelina Palaiologina
(<1278-1342)

  

NN Palaiologos
 

  

Nikephoros Tarchaneiotes
 

  
   

Maria Palaiologina
(c1216-?)

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Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth ABT 1292
Death 10 JUN 1383
Place: Mistra

Attributes

AttributeDateDescriptionDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Nobility Title FROM 1320 TO 1325 Megas Papias
Nobility Title 1321 governor of Thesaly
Nobility Title OCT 1341 Basilis
Nobility Title FROM 1341 TO 1347 regent of Byzantium
Nobility Title FROM 1347 TO 1354 Αυτοκράτορας του Βυζαντίου (emperor of Byzantium)

Notes

Note 1

abdicated the throne at the Balchernai Palace 10.2.1354 and adopted the habit of a monk, under the name of Joasaph. Although he was a monk, Ioannes continued to remain politically active