1) Cantacuzene. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Romanian family of Greek origin, tracing its descent from the Byzantine emperor John VI (John Cantacuzene). Under Ottoman rule members of the family were among the...
2) Cantacuzene, John. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Cantacuzene, John, see John VI, Byzantine emperor....
3) John VI, Byzantine emperor. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Byzantine emperor (1347-54). He was chief minister under Andronicus III, after whose death he proclaimed himself emperor and made war on the rightful heir, John V....
4) Andronicus III. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Andronicus III, (Andronicus Palaeologus), c.1296-1341, Byzantine emperor (1328-41), grandson of Andronicus II, whom he deposed after a series of civil wars. His chief...
5) John V, Byzantine emperor. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Byzantine emperor (1341-91), son and successor of Andronicus III. Forced to fight John VI (John Cantacuzene), who usurped the throne during his minority, he came...
6) Orkhan. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Ottoman sultan (1326-1362?), son and successor of Osman I as leader of the Ottoman Turks. He defeated Byzantine Emperor Andronicus III and conquered large parts of...
7) Palaeologus. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Greek dynasty that ruled the Byzantine Empire from its restoration in 1261 to its final conquest by the Turks in 1453. The first emperor was Michael VIII, restorer...
8) Puvis de Chavannes, Pierre. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...French mural painter, b. Lyons. In 1844 he went to Paris, where he studied under Delacroix and Couture. His painting War (Amiens), purchased by the state in 1861,...
9) Gregoras, Nicephorus. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Byzantine historian and theologian, one of the most learned men of his time. Among his scientific and philosophical works is a plan for a calendar reform similar...
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