deaths
March 3, 1578
Michael Kantakouzenos Şeytanoğlu, Ottoman Greek magnate
Michael Kantakouzenos Şeytanoğlu
Michael Kantakouzenos or Cantacuzenus, nicknamed Şeytanoğlu, was an Ottoman Greek magnate, noted for his immense wealth and political influence. Until his fall from favour and execution in 1578, he dominated the affairs of the Greek Orthodox community (millet) of the Ottoman Empire, being responsible for the rise and fall of bishops and patriarchs.