Byzantine Capital Restored
Michael VIII Palaiologos restored Byzantine control of Constantinople, ending Latin imperial rule and reviving its Orthodox institutions.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Michael VIII Biography and Timeline
Follow Michael VIII through 2 dated historical records for Greece.
Michael VIII, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
2Distinct records
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1261–1274Years on this page
1261
1274
Council of Lyons Union
Michael VIII promoted a controversial union with Rome at the Second Council of Lyons, despite substantial opposition in Byzantium.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.