Constantinople’s empire is again near collapse; the…

1349 CE

Constantinople’s empire is again near collapse; the south Slavs of the Western Balkans, united under Serbian monarch Stephen Dusan, have take most of Greece and southern Dalmatia, capturing Epirus and Thessaly in 1348.

Emperor John VI Kantakouzenos nevertheless does what he can to restore the economy and stability of the Greek empire.

To coordinate the scattered fragments of its territory he assigns them as appanages to individual members of the imperial family.

His son Manuel takes over the province of the Morea in 1349 with the rank of despot.

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Constantinople > Istanbul Istanbul Turkey View →

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John V Palaiologos View → John VI Kantakouzenos View → Manuel Kantakouzenos View → Matthew Kantakouzenos View → Stefan Uroš IV Dušan of Serbia View →

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Greeks, Medieval (Byzantines) View → Serbs (South Slavs) View → Dalmatia region View → Serbia, Kingdom of View → Thessalonica, East Roman Theme of View → Roman Empire, Eastern: Palaiologan dynasty View → Morea, Despotate of View →

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