John VI Kantakouzenos
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 642 years ago |
| Born | Constantinople |
| Date of died | June 15,1383 |
| Died | Mystras |
| Greece | |
| Spouse | Irene Asanina |
| Children | Matthew Kantakouzenos |
| Manuel Kantakouzenos | |
| Theodora Maria Kantakouzene | |
| Helena Kantakouzene | |
| Books | Ioannis Cantacuzeni Eximperatoris historiarum Libri IV: Graece et Latine |
| Parents | Michael Kantakouzenos (died 1316) |
| Teodora Paleologina Kantakuzena | |
| Job | Monk |
| Army officer | |
| Historian | |
| Statesperson | |
| Grandchildren | Manuel II Palaiologos |
| Great grandchild | Constantine XI Palaiologos |
| Date of birth | January 1,1292 |
| Grandparents | Michael Kantakouzenos |
| Previous position | Byzantine Emperor (1347–1354) |
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| ID | 1387552 |
John VI Kantakouzenos Life story
John VI Kantakouzenos or Cantacuzene was a Byzantine Greek nobleman, statesman, and general. He served as grand domestic under Andronikos III Palaiologos and regent for John V Palaiologos before reigning as Byzantine emperor in his own right from 1347 to 1354.