John VI Kantakouzenos
| John VI Kantakouzenos | |||||
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| Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans | |||||
John VI presiding over a synod, c. 1370–1375 | |||||
| Byzantine emperor | |||||
| Reign | 8 February 1347 – 10 December 1354 | ||||
| Coronation | 21 May 1347 | ||||
| Predecessor | John V Palaiologos (alone) | ||||
| Successor | John V Palaiologos (alongside Matthew) | ||||
| Co-monarch | John V Palaiologos Matthew Asen Kantakouzenos | ||||
| Born | 1292 Constantinople, Byzantine Empire | ||||
| Died | 15 June 1383 (aged 90/91) Despotate of the Morea | ||||
| Spouse | Irene Asanina | ||||
| Issue | Matthew Asen Kantakouzenos Manuel Kantakouzenos Theodora Kantakouzene Helena Kantakouzene Andronikos Kantakouzenos Maria Kantakouzene | ||||
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| House | Kantakouzenos | ||||
| Father | Michael Kantakouzenos | ||||
| Mother | Theodora Palaiologina Angelina | ||||
| Religion | Greek Orthodox | ||||
John VI Kantakouzenos or Cantacuzene (Greek: Ἰωάννης Ἄγγελος [Κομνηνός] Παλαιολόγος Καντακουζηνός, romanized: Iōánnēs Ángelos [Komnēnós] Palaiológos Kantakouzēnós; Latin: Iohannes Cantacuzenus; c. 1292 – 15 June 1383) 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. Deposed by his former ward, he was forced to retire to a monastery under the name Joasaph Christodoulos (Greek: Ἰωάσαφ Χριστόδουλος, romanized: Joásaph Christódoulos) and spent the remainder of his life as a monk and historian. At age 90 or 91 at his death, he was the longest-lived of the Roman emperors.