Matthew Kantakouzenos

Matthew Asen Kantakouzenos
Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans
Coin of Matthew Kantakouzenos as emperor
Byzantine emperor
Reign	April 1353 – December 1357[1]
Predecessor	John V Palaiologos and John VI Kantakouzenos
Successor	John V Palaiologos
Despot of the Morea
Reign	1380–1381[1]
Predecessor	Manuel Kantakouzenos
Successor	Demetrios I Kantakouzenos
Born	c. 1325
Died	June 1383
Spouse	Irene Palaiologina
Issue	John Kantakouzenos Demetrios I Kantakouzenos Theodora Kantakouzene Helena Kantakouzene Maria Kantakouzene Theodore Kantakouzenos (?)
House	Kantakouzenos
Father	John VI Kantakouzenos
Mother	Irene Asanina

Matthew Asen Kantakouzenos or Cantacuzenus (Greek: Ματθαῖος Ἀσάνης Καντακουζηνός, Matthaios Asanēs Kantakouzēnos, c. 1325 – June 1383)^[1] was Byzantine Emperor from 1353 to 1357 and later Despot of the Morea from 1380 to 1381.