Manuel II Palaiologos or Palaeologus (Greek: ?a????? ? ?a?a???????, romanized: Manouel ho Palaiologos; 27 June 1350 – 21 July 1425) was Byzantine Emperor from 1391 to 1425.
Shortly before his death he was tonsured a monk and received the name Matthew.
His wife Helena Dragaš saw to it that their sons, John VIII Palaiologos and Constantine XI Palaiologos, become emperors.
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