John VIII Palaiologos asks the Pope for an Ecumenical Council to reunite the churches. To his surprise the Pontiff says yes and a huge Byzantine contingent travels to Italy.

Pic: John VIII Palaiologos (from ‘Rulers of the Byzantine Empire’ published by KIBEA)

Period: 1425-48

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