Andronikos V Palaiologos
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Andronikos V Palaiologos (or Andronicus V Palaeologus) (c. 1400 – c. 1407) was co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire
with his father John VII Palaiologos
.
, daughter of Francesco Gattilusio. At the time of his birth John VII was Regent
of the Byzantine Empire
for his uncle Manuel II Palaiologos
. At an unknown date, probably after his father settled in Thessalonica, Andronikos V was proclaimed nominal co-emperor, probably by 1403/1404. He predeceased his father, dying probably in 1407.
The imperial status of both John VII and Andronikos V was purely honorary and they were not full-fledged co-emperors (although John VII had reigned as emperor in 1390 and as regent in Constantinople from 1399 to 1403).
Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire was the Eastern Roman Empire during the periods of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, centred on the capital of Constantinople. Known simply as the Roman Empire or Romania to its inhabitants and neighbours, the Empire was the direct continuation of the Ancient Roman State...
with his father John VII Palaiologos
John VII Palaiologos
John VII Palaiologos was Byzantine Emperor for five months in 1390.-Life:...
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Life
Andronikos V Palaiologos was the only known son of Emperor John VII Palaiologos and Irene GattilusioIrene Gattilusio
Irene Gattilusio, born Eugenia Gattilusio was the wife of John VII Palaiologos, a Byzantine Emperor in 1390.-Family:She was a daughter of Francesco II of Lesbos and Valentina Doria....
, daughter of Francesco Gattilusio. At the time of his birth John VII was Regent
Regent
A regent, from the Latin regens "one who reigns", is a person selected to act as head of state because the ruler is a minor, not present, or debilitated. Currently there are only two ruling Regencies in the world, sovereign Liechtenstein and the Malaysian constitutive state of Terengganu...
of the Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire was the Eastern Roman Empire during the periods of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, centred on the capital of Constantinople. Known simply as the Roman Empire or Romania to its inhabitants and neighbours, the Empire was the direct continuation of the Ancient Roman State...
for his uncle Manuel II Palaiologos
Manuel II Palaiologos
Manuel II Palaiologos or Palaeologus was Byzantine Emperor from 1391 to 1425.-Life:...
. At an unknown date, probably after his father settled in Thessalonica, Andronikos V was proclaimed nominal co-emperor, probably by 1403/1404. He predeceased his father, dying probably in 1407.
The imperial status of both John VII and Andronikos V was purely honorary and they were not full-fledged co-emperors (although John VII had reigned as emperor in 1390 and as regent in Constantinople from 1399 to 1403).