Michael VIII Palaeologus and the Union of Lyons (1274)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20292385 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Deno J Geanakoplos (Harvard University Press, corresponding author), Deno Geanakoplos |
| Year | 1953 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 79-89 |
| Publication date | 1953-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Harvard Theological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0017-8160 • E-ISSN: 1475-4517 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0017816000021647 |
| OpenAlex | W2108892853 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
The Union of Lyons between the Greek and Latin churches was largely the result of the political aims of the Byzantine Emperor Michael VIII Palaeologus. It was he who initiated the negotiations and who almost single-handedly attempted to force the union upon his Empire. He was convinced, as both Greek and Western historians repeatedly observe, that union was the one effective means to avert the menace of an expedition against Constantinople by the powerful coalition of Charles of Anjou, then King of Sicily. Recently recovered from the Latins by Palaeologus, Constantinople was still relatively weak, and it was mainly the Emperor's flexible diplomacy that had hitherto been able to maintain it against the Latins. To Palaeologus' mind only the offer of union could induce the Holy See to restrain Charles from his plan of conquest
Ancient history · Art · Byzantine architecture · CONQUEST · Diplomacy · Emperor · Empire · Holy See · Negotiation · Political science · Politics · Byzantine Studies and History · Classics · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome · History · Law · Medieval History and Crusades
| Citations per year | 0.03 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1955 - 2015 (61) |
| Highly cited | No |