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John I, Byzantine emperor
(Encyclopedia) John I (John Tzimisces)John Itsĭmĭsˈēz [key], c.925–976, Byzantine emperor (969–76). With the aid of Emperor Nicephorus II's wife, Theophano, John had Nicephorus murdered and himself…John VI, Byzantine emperor
(Encyclopedia) John VI (John Cantacuzene)John VIkănˌtəky&oomacr;zēnˈ [key], c.1292–1383, Byzantine emperor (1347–54). He was chief minister under Andronicus III, after whose death he proclaimed…John VI, king of Portugal
(Encyclopedia) John VI, 1769–1826, king of Portugal (1816–26), son of Maria I and Peter III. When his mother became insane, John assumed the reins of government (1792), although he did not formally…Cantacuzene, John
(Encyclopedia) Cantacuzene, John: see John VI, Byzantine emperor.Lascaris
(Encyclopedia) LascarisLascarislăsˈkərĭs [key], family name of the Greek emperors of Nicaea (see Nicaea, empire of). The empire was founded in 1204 by Theodore I, a son-in-law of Alexius III (Alexius…Sobieski, John
(Encyclopedia) Sobieski, John: see John III, king of Poland.Zapolya, John
(Encyclopedia) Zapolya, John: see John I, king of Hungary.Strype, John
(Encyclopedia) Strype, JohnStrype, Johnstrīp [key], 1643–1737, English ecclesiastical historian and biographer. A graduate of Cambridge, he took holy orders. Much of his early life was spent in…John IV, Byzantine emperor of Nicaea
(Encyclopedia) John IV (John Lascaris)John IVlăsˈkərĭs [key], b. c.1250, d. after 1273, Byzantine emperor of Nicaea (1258–61), son and successor (under a regency) of Theodore II and last of the…Zapolya, John Sigismund
(Encyclopedia) Zapolya, John Sigismund: see John II, king of Hungary.Trending
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