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Also Known As George Sphrantes • George Phrantzes
Born 1401
Died c.1477 • Corfu • Greece
Subjects Of Study Byzantine Empire
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John VI Cantacuzenus, detail from an illuminated manuscript, 14th century; in the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris (Ms. Gr. 1242).
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