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The reluctant emperor : John Cantacuzene, emperor and monk, c. 1295-1383

Title
The reluctant emperor : John Cantacuzene, emperor and monk, c. 1295-1383 / Donald M. Nicol.
Author
Nicol, Donald MacGillivray.
Publication
New York : Cambridge University Press, 1996.

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Description
xi, 203 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 24 cm
Subject
  • John VI Cantacuzenus, Emperor of the East, 1292-1383
  • Emperors > Byzantine Empire > Biography
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-197) and index.
Contents
Map: The Byzantine world -- 1. The political and social background -- 2. The old order changes (1321-1328) -- 3. Emperor in waiting (1328-1341) -- 4. War for the throne (1341-1347) -- 5. Emperor of the Romans (1347-1351) -- 6. Emperor of the Romans (1351-1354) -- 7. Monk, historian and theologian (1354-1383) -- 8. His character, achievements and failures.
ISBN
0521552567 (hc)
LCCN
95030689
OCLC
  • 238811537
  • ocn238811537
  • SCSB-14298304
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries