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The Doukai were one of the most illustrious aristocratic families of Asia Minor and hailed from Paphlagonia. From the middle of the ninth century until 1204 we can distinguish three separate groups bearing that surname; the representatives of the first and third of these groups glorified the Doukas family name. In the eleventh century two members of the Doukas family rose to the imperial throne and, after intermarrying with the Komnenoi, the Doukai became one of the most important families in... |
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Palaeologan Dynasty (1259-1453) |
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The Palaiologoi were the last Byzantine imperial dynasty and exercised power for almost two centuries (1259-1453). Nine emperors of the last period of the Byzantine Empire, from the recapture of Constantinople until the fall to the Ottomans (1261-1453), were members of the Palaiologian dynasty who tried in many ways to preserve the state under difficult circumstances, by giving an utmost importance on diplomacy (intermarriages, pro-union ecclesiastical policy). After the collapse of Byzantium... |
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Phrygian or Amorian Dynasty (820-867) |
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