Demetrius II Palaeologus
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Emperor Demetrius II | ||||||||
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His Imperial Majesty Emperor Demetrius II was the second born and eldest surviving son of Emperor Demetrius I Palaeologus and Empress Theodora Calaphates. He came to the throne at the age of eleven on the death of his father, and reigned for twenty-five years. He married Helena Angelus in the same ceremony as his coronation. The couple had one surviving son (and several still-born or miscarried children), who would reign as Demetrius III Palaeologus.
Emperors of Pantocratoria
Preceded by: Demetrius I Palaeologus |
Emperor of Pantocratoria 1477-1502 |
Succeeded by: Demetrius III Palaeologus |