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Hello everyone and welcome to the history of Byzantium, episode 321, the worst civil war, part one.

Andronicus the third, Paliolokos, died on the 15th of June, 1341. There seems to be some doubt about exactly how many children he had, but he definitely had two legitimate sons, the eldest of whom,

John, was nine years old and had not yet been crowned emperor. It was that all too familiar story for the Romans,

a child emperor in need of a regent,

several viable candidates hovering around the throne,

and it all ends in civil war.

So who were the candidates this time?

Well, the obvious man to be regent was the emperor's best friend,

the head of the army, and virtual prime minister, John Cantacuzinos, a man in his late 40s, competent

and extremely wealthy. But there's also the Empress, Anna of Savoy.

You may recall that Andronicus II had married his grandson to a Latin bride

to help forge connections with the West.

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