Michael VIII

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1. surnamed Palaeologus (ˈpælɪəˌləʊɡəs). 1224–82, Byzantine emperor (1259–82); founder of the Palaeologan dynasty. His reign saw the recovery of Constantinople from the Latins (1261) and the reunion (1274) of the Greek and Roman churches

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The Latin tenure of Constantinople lasted only 57 years; the imperial city was recaptured in 1261 by Michael VIII.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various

However, he had read the tale of the rise of the Paleologi to some purpose, and had resolved to imitate the career of Michael VIII.

From The Byzantine Empire by Charles William Chadwick Oman