Emperors of Rome

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Andronikos II Palaiologos (head).jpg
Painting of Andronikos II
Name
Andronikos II Palaiologos
Dynasty
Palaiologos
Born
25 March 1259
Nicaea, Byzantine Empire
Died
13 February 1332
Constantinople, Byzantine Empire
Reign
11 December 1282 to 24 May 1328
(45 years, 5 months and 13 days)
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Andronikos II Palaiologos (Greek: Ἀνδρόνικος Παλαιολόγος; 25 March 1259 – 13 February 1332), usually Latinized as Andronicus II Palaeologus, reigned as Byzantine Emperor from 1282 to 1328.[1] Andronikos' reign was marked by the beginning of the decline of the Byzantine Empire. During his reign, the Turks conquered most of the Western Anatolian territories of the Empire and, during the last years of his reign, he also had to fight his grandson Andronikos in the First Palaiologan Civil War. The civil war ended in Andronikos II's forced abdication in 1328 after which he retired to a monastery.