Demetrios Palaiologos (son of Andronikos II)

Demetrios Angelos Doukas Palaiologos (Greek: Δημήτριος Ἄγγελος Δούκας Παλαιολόγος; c. 1295 – after 1343) was a son of the Byzantine emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos (r. 1282–1328) and his second wife, Irene of Montferrat.[1]

## Life

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Born c. 1295,[1] Demetrios was the youngest of Andronikos II's sons who survived childhood.

In c. 1304, he was sent to the court of the Serbian ruler Stephen Uroš II Milutin, intended to become his successor; his stay there was short, however, and he soon returned to Constantinople.[1] In 1306 he was named to the highest court rank, that of Despot.[1]

In the Byzantine civil war of 1321–1328, between his father and his nephew, Andronikos III Palaiologos, Demetrios sided with the former. In 1327–1328, during the last stage of the civil war, he served as governor of Thessalonica, although he may have been appointed to the post as early as 1322.[1] Eventually he was forced to flee to Serbia, while Andronikos III managed to take his wife and children captive. Nevertheless, Demetrios returned to Constantinople sometime after Andronikos III's final victory.[1]

Demetrios was accused of conspiring against his nephew in 1336/37, but Andronikos III dropped the charges.[1] Nothing more is known of him after 1343.[1]

Demetrios was also an accomplished theologian and miniature painter.[1] The identity of his wife is not established, but she was possibly Theodora Komnene. By her he had a daughter, the future empress Irene, and at least one other, unnamed, child.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j PLP, 21456. Παλαιολόγος, Δημήτριος Ἄγγελος Δούκας.

## Sources

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* Trapp, Erich; Beyer, Hans-Veit; Walther, Rainer; Sturm-Schnabl, Katja; Kislinger, Ewald; Leontiadis, Ioannis; Kaplaneres, Sokrates (1976–1996). Prosopographisches Lexikon der Palaiologenzeit (in German). Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. ISBN 3-7001-3003-1.

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The Palaiologoi of the Byzantine Empire

* Michael VIII (1259–1282)
* Andronikos II (1282–1328)
* Michael IX (1295–1320)
* Andronikos III (1328–1341)
* John V (1341–1391)
* John VI (1347–1354)
* Matthew (1353–1357)
* Andronikos IV (1376–1379)
* John VII (1390; 1403–1408)
* Andronikos V (1403–1407)
* Manuel II (1391–1425)
* John VIII (1425–1448)
* Constantine XI (1449–1453)

1st generation|

* Nikephoros Palaiologos

2nd generation|

* George Palaiologos

3rd generation|

* Andronikos Doukas Palaiologos

4th generation|

* George Palaiologos

5th generation|

* Alexios Palaiologos

6th generation|

* Andronikos Palaiologos
* Theodora Angelina Palaiologina

7th generation|

* Irene Komnene Palaiologina
* Michael VIII Palaiologos
* John Doukas Palaiologos

8th generation|

* Irene Palaiologina, Empress of Bulgaria
* Andronikos II Palaiologos
* Constantine Palaiologos
* Theodore Palaiologos
* Eudokia Palaiologina
* Maria Palaiologina, Khatun of the Ilkhanate

9th generation|

* Michael IX Palaiologos
* Constantine Palaiologos
* John Palaiologos
* Theodore Palaiologos (Palaeologus-Montferrat)
* Demetrios Palaiologos
* Simonis Palaiologina, Queen of Serbia
* John Palaiologos

10th generation|

* Andronikos III Palaiologos
* Anna Palaiologina, Despotess of Epirus
* Theodora Palaiologina, Empress of Bulgaria
* Irene Palaiologina, Byzantine Empress
* Maria Palaiologina, Queen of Serbia

11th generation|

* Irene Palaiologina, Empress of Trebizond
* John V Palaiologos
* Michael Palaiologos
* Irene Palaiologina, Empress of Bulgaria

12th generation|

* Andronikos IV Palaiologos
* Manuel II Palaiologos
* Theodore I Palaiologos
* Michael Palaiologos
* Zampia Palaiologina

13th generation|

* John VII Palaiologos
* John VIII Palaiologos
* Theodore II Palaiologos
* Andronikos Palaiologos
* Constantine XI Palaiologos
* Demetrios Palaiologos
* Thomas Palaiologos

14th generation|

* Andronikos V Palaiologos
* Helena Palaiologina, Queen of Cyprus
* Helena Palaiologina
* Helena Palaiologina, Despotess of Serbia
* Sophia Palaiologina, Grand Princess of Moscow
* Andreas Palaiologos
* Manuel Palaiologos
* Hass Murad Pasha
* Mesih Pasha

15th generation|

* Maria Palaiologina, Princess of Vereya (?)
* Constantine Palaiologos (?)
* Fernando Palaiologos (?)
* Andreas Palaiologos

Cadet branches|

* Palaeologus-Montferrat
* Asen Palaiologos
* Paleologus-Pesaro (?)

Only male-line descendants who are independently notable are shown.
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