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michael viii palaeologus
Byzantine emperor, restored Constantinople control.
Michael VIII Palaiologos
Michael VIII Palaiologos or Palaeologus (1224 – 11 December 1282) reigned as Byzantine emperor from 1261 until his death in 1282, and previously as the co-emperor of the Empire of Nicaea from 1259 to 1261.
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