births
April 17, 1277
Michael IX Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (died 1320)
Michael IX Palaiologos
Michael IX Palaiologos or Palaeologus was Byzantine emperor together with his father, Andronikos II Palaiologos, from 1294 until his death. Andronikos II and Michael IX ruled as equal co-rulers, both using the title autokrator.