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Apr 2025
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Episode 321 - The Worst Civil War, Part ...

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Andronikos III Palaiologos died on the 15th June 1341. Four months later his nearest and dearest were at each others throats.


His right hand man John Kantakouzenos declared himself Emperor but was rejected by the people at every turn. Refusing to give up he invited foreign powers to intervene on his behalf.


Period: 1341-43


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