The forces of Michael VIII have, through…

1267 CE

The forces of Michael VIII have, through small skirmishes and naval victories, and through astute diplomacy—including the reunion between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches—secured the revived Eastern Roman empire by 126, engendering a relative peace and the cessation of warfare in the immediate future.

However, the dominating influence on imperial policy for most of Michael's reign will be the threat of reconquest by the Western powers.

From the first, Michael's hold on the throne has been precarious, surrounded as it is on all sides by Latins desirous of restoring Latin rule.

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Constantinople > Istanbul Istanbul Turkey View →

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Papal States (Republic of St. Peter) View → Christians, Roman Catholic View → Christians, Eastern Orthodox View → Athens, Duchy of View → Negroponte, Triarchy of View → Roman Empire, Eastern: Palaiologan dynasty View → Achaea, Principality of View →

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East–West Schism View → Crusades, The View → Latin Empire-Byzantine Empire War, Third View →

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