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John VI

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
John VI (John Cantacuzene) , c.1292-1383, 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. He was aided by the Ottoman Turks. The war allowed Stephen DuĊĦan to build his Serbian empire. John's reign briefly quieted civil and religious strife within the empire. In 1354 he abdicated in favor of John V and retired to a monastery, where he wrote a history of the period 1320-56. A defender of the mystical theory known as Hesychasm, he was instrumental in its acceptance by the... Read more
John VI
John VI (1767–1826) King of Portugal (1816–26). Owing to the insanity of his mother, Queen Maria, he was effectively sovereign... Read more
John VI
John VI (1769–1826) King of Portugal (1816–26). The son of Maria I and Peter III, he took over the control of the government... Read more

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