John VIII , Byzantine Emperor
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JOHN VIII , Byzantine emperor (John Palaeologus), 1390 1448, Byzantine emperor (1425 48), son and successor of Manuel II. When he acceded, the Byzantine Empire had been reduced by the Turks to the city of Constantinople. John sought in...