Book contents
- Manuel II Palaiologos (1350–1425)
- Manuel II Palaiologos (1350–1425)
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures and Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Chronology of Manuel II Palaiologos’ Life
- Abbreviations
- The Family Tree of Manuel II Palaiologos
- Historical Figures
- Maps
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 The Young Manuel
- Chapter 2 Family Affairs
- Chapter 3 Fighting for Freedom
- Chapter 4 In Limbo
- Chapter 5 The Vassal Emperor
- Chapter 6 Besieged
- Chapter 7 The New Odysseus
- Chapter 8 A Clamorous Tranquillity
- Chapter 9 The Protean Emperor
- Chapter 10 Exchanging Empires
- Conclusion
- Book part
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
Chapter 1 - The Young Manuel
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 February 2021
- Manuel II Palaiologos (1350–1425)
- Manuel II Palaiologos (1350–1425)
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures and Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Chronology of Manuel II Palaiologos’ Life
- Abbreviations
- The Family Tree of Manuel II Palaiologos
- Historical Figures
- Maps
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 The Young Manuel
- Chapter 2 Family Affairs
- Chapter 3 Fighting for Freedom
- Chapter 4 In Limbo
- Chapter 5 The Vassal Emperor
- Chapter 6 Besieged
- Chapter 7 The New Odysseus
- Chapter 8 A Clamorous Tranquillity
- Chapter 9 The Protean Emperor
- Chapter 10 Exchanging Empires
- Conclusion
- Book part
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The chapter focuses on Manuel's childhood and adolescence. His education, upbringing, relations with family and relatives, and childhood memories are discussed through his own writings and other sources. The inital relationship between Manuel and his teacher Demetrios Kydones is traced. The political, socio-economic and cultural background for Manuel's reign is set. The chapter concludes with Manuel's voyage to Buda in 1369 and his later literary representation of the episode.
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- Manuel II Palaiologos (1350–1425)A Byzantine Emperor in a Time of Tumult, pp. 25 - 54Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021