Theodore II Palaiologos

Theodore II Palaiologos
Theodore as a youth c. 1405
Despot of the Morea
Reign1407–1443
then despot in Selymbria (1443–48)
PredecessorTheodore I Palaiologos
SuccessorConstantine Palaiologos and Thomas Palaiologos
Co-regentConstantine Palaiologos (1428–1443)
Thomas Palaiologos (1428–1443)
Bornc. 1396
Died21 June 1448 (aged c. 52)
Selymbria
(modern-day Silivri, İstanbul, Turkey)
SpouseCleofa Malatesta
IssueHelena, Queen of Cyprus and Armenia
DynastyPalaiologos
FatherManuel II Palaiologos
MotherHelena Dragaš
ReligionGreek Orthodox

Theodore II Palaiologos or Palaeologus (Greek: Θεόδωρος Β΄ Παλαιολόγος, Theodōros II Palaiologos) (c. 1396 – 21 June 1448) was Despot in the Morea from 1407 to 1443 and in Selymbria from then until his death.


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