Reign of John VI Kantakouzenos (mar 31, 1347 – dec 10, 1354)
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John VI Kantakouzenos, Cantacuzenus, or Cantacuzene (c. 1292 – 15 June 1383) was a Greek nobleman, statesman, and general. He served as grand domestic under Andronikos III Palaiologos and regent for John V Palaiologos before reigning as Byzantine emperor in his own right from 1347 to 1354. Deposed by his former ward, he was made to retire to a monastery under the name Joasaph Christodoulos and spent the remainder of his life as a monk and historian.Added to timeline:
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mar 31, 1347
dec 10, 1354
~ 7 years and 8 months