Andronikos V Palaiologos

Andronikos V Palaiologos (or Andronicus V Palaeologus) (Greek: Ανδρόνικος Ε' Παλαιολόγος) (c. 1400 – c. 1407) was co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire with his father John VII Palaiologos.

Andronikos V Palaiologos
Emperor of the Byzantine Empire
Reign	1403 - 1407
Predecessor	John V
Successor	John V
Born	1400
Died	September 24, 1407 (aged 7)
Dynasty	Palaiologos
Father	John VII Palaiologos
Mother	Irene Gattilusio

The coat of arms attributed to the Palaiologoi.

Life

Andronikos V Palaiologos was the only known son of Emperor John VII Palaiologos and Irene Gattilusio, daughter of Francesco II Gattilusio. At the time of his birth John VII was Regent of the Byzantine Empire for his uncle Manuel II Palaiologos. At an unknown date, probably after his father settled in Thessalonica, Andronikos V was proclaimed nominal co-emperor, probably by 1403/1404. He predeceased his father, dying probably in 1407.

The imperial status of both John VII and Andronikos V was purely honorary and they were not full-fledged co-emperors (although John VII had reigned as emperor in 1390 and as regent in Constantinople from 1399 to 1403).

References

• Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium, Oxford University Press, 1991.
• G. Dennis, "An unknown Byzantine Emperor", JÖBG 16 (1967)
• N. Oikonomides, "John VII Palaeologus and the Ivory Pyxis at Dumbarton Oaks", DOP 31 (1977)