Ioannes and Konstantinos
IOANNES VIII arranged a quick coronation. The idea that he did this because he feared Konstantinos would bring the army back quickly gained credence. The Senate broke into the pro-and anti Konstantinos factions, not into pro and anti Ioannes VIII. It did not help that Konstantinos’ personal guard held the Palace. Ioannes VIII had little choice, but to accept the situation.
Ioannes VIII wrote to his brother recalling a couple of thousand troops. Once these arrived, the guard could be sent elsewhere to Konstantinos or to hurry the tax collectors in the Morea and Athens.
Konstantinos received this letter about the same time as he reached Kaffa and placed the city under siege. News also reached him that Moldavia had allowed Genoa the right to march its troops across its land. Albania then allowed Ottoman troops passage. Konstantinos simply rushed off a reply addressd to Basileios Ioannes VIII and dispatched 2000 infantry.
August 10th 1425, the fleet arrived in the Sea of Marmara. Ioannes VIII expected to see Konstantinos leading 12.000 troops to depose him. He did not expect the infantry coming of fthe ships. The letter, when he read it later, expressed sorrow at their father’s death, felicitations on Ioannes’ accession and wishes for a very long reign. Konstantinos asked that his guards be sent to the Morea as it was high time they paid their war debts. The Guards were sent on their way and Ioannes VIII finally felt secure.
Charles of Auvergne married Agnes of Burgundy – to the chagrin of France. Freidrich I Steitbare Wettin inherited the Electorate of Saxony. The Ottomans, not to be left out, instituted the Office of Sheikh-ul-Islam. 3 days later , on October 14th 1425, Konstantinos marched his troops into Kaffa.
Yuri rose to the throne of Tver on the 26th October; November 1st came and Boris became ruler of Tver. Al-Hasan II lead the people of Haedjaz in revolt against the Mamluks. He lasted longer than Yuri had down in Tver. Barakat I didn’t rule the Hedjaz until April 2nd 1426.
December 2nd and the fleet returned to the Bosphorus. By the7th the Byzantines engaged the army defending Taman. A week later and the city was besieged. The Taman defenders taunted the besiegers. They called them the Castratos.
The army in the Bosphorus was pushed out into Thrace by the Genoese January 18th – 23rd 1426. January 20th 1426 winessed the Tekke give up. They and their allies were occupying about a third of the Ottoman Empire, when the Tekke wished they were stronger. From January 28th to the 4th of April our fleet battled that of Genoa and Savoy. We lost.
Ioannes VIII celebrated on Jan 30 when his Prime minister announced deflation happened. If we’d had any inflation, it might have meant something. On February 1st we were able to construct trading posts. February 9th was Konstantinos’ 22nd birthday. Pskov gave in to Lithuanian inancial demands in the Preparations of Witold.
The damned Tocca in Cephallonia received military access from Athens in February, but cancelled it in March. They were preparing something. April turned into a really bad month. The forces Konstantinos had sent were annihilated and replacement troops raised in the City fell in battle. Ioannes VIII was trapped in the City. May 11th, Founders Day and the fleet lost again. Ioannes VIII prayed in the Hagia Sophia and pledged to support his family. Fortune must have heard his prayer for in June the fleet defeated the Savoyards and Genoese. Meanwhile the Cypriots had a series of disasters that lead to them becoming Mamluk vassals.
The fleet arrived in Kaffa a week before Konsntaitnos took Taman. The army was now all clean shaven, in fact, they all looked like eunuchs now. The uniforms they wore were of Genoese design looted from Kaffa and hair was by Theodorus. They sang psalms from the bible in heart-rending harmony. They were totally loyal to Konstantinos. By December they were back in the Bosphorus and by December 7th 1426 had driven the Genoese back into the sea. The Genoese had taken them to be reinforcements. That was kind of sad. Fortunately, the Genoese whom he fought did not include his cousins and, for now, Konstantinos had come home.
IOANNES VIII arranged a quick coronation. The idea that he did this because he feared Konstantinos would bring the army back quickly gained credence. The Senate broke into the pro-and anti Konstantinos factions, not into pro and anti Ioannes VIII. It did not help that Konstantinos’ personal guard held the Palace. Ioannes VIII had little choice, but to accept the situation.
Ioannes VIII wrote to his brother recalling a couple of thousand troops. Once these arrived, the guard could be sent elsewhere to Konstantinos or to hurry the tax collectors in the Morea and Athens.
Konstantinos received this letter about the same time as he reached Kaffa and placed the city under siege. News also reached him that Moldavia had allowed Genoa the right to march its troops across its land. Albania then allowed Ottoman troops passage. Konstantinos simply rushed off a reply addressd to Basileios Ioannes VIII and dispatched 2000 infantry.
August 10th 1425, the fleet arrived in the Sea of Marmara. Ioannes VIII expected to see Konstantinos leading 12.000 troops to depose him. He did not expect the infantry coming of fthe ships. The letter, when he read it later, expressed sorrow at their father’s death, felicitations on Ioannes’ accession and wishes for a very long reign. Konstantinos asked that his guards be sent to the Morea as it was high time they paid their war debts. The Guards were sent on their way and Ioannes VIII finally felt secure.
Charles of Auvergne married Agnes of Burgundy – to the chagrin of France. Freidrich I Steitbare Wettin inherited the Electorate of Saxony. The Ottomans, not to be left out, instituted the Office of Sheikh-ul-Islam. 3 days later , on October 14th 1425, Konstantinos marched his troops into Kaffa.
Yuri rose to the throne of Tver on the 26th October; November 1st came and Boris became ruler of Tver. Al-Hasan II lead the people of Haedjaz in revolt against the Mamluks. He lasted longer than Yuri had down in Tver. Barakat I didn’t rule the Hedjaz until April 2nd 1426.
December 2nd and the fleet returned to the Bosphorus. By the7th the Byzantines engaged the army defending Taman. A week later and the city was besieged. The Taman defenders taunted the besiegers. They called them the Castratos.
The army in the Bosphorus was pushed out into Thrace by the Genoese January 18th – 23rd 1426. January 20th 1426 winessed the Tekke give up. They and their allies were occupying about a third of the Ottoman Empire, when the Tekke wished they were stronger. From January 28th to the 4th of April our fleet battled that of Genoa and Savoy. We lost.
Ioannes VIII celebrated on Jan 30 when his Prime minister announced deflation happened. If we’d had any inflation, it might have meant something. On February 1st we were able to construct trading posts. February 9th was Konstantinos’ 22nd birthday. Pskov gave in to Lithuanian inancial demands in the Preparations of Witold.
The damned Tocca in Cephallonia received military access from Athens in February, but cancelled it in March. They were preparing something. April turned into a really bad month. The forces Konstantinos had sent were annihilated and replacement troops raised in the City fell in battle. Ioannes VIII was trapped in the City. May 11th, Founders Day and the fleet lost again. Ioannes VIII prayed in the Hagia Sophia and pledged to support his family. Fortune must have heard his prayer for in June the fleet defeated the Savoyards and Genoese. Meanwhile the Cypriots had a series of disasters that lead to them becoming Mamluk vassals.
The fleet arrived in Kaffa a week before Konsntaitnos took Taman. The army was now all clean shaven, in fact, they all looked like eunuchs now. The uniforms they wore were of Genoese design looted from Kaffa and hair was by Theodorus. They sang psalms from the bible in heart-rending harmony. They were totally loyal to Konstantinos. By December they were back in the Bosphorus and by December 7th 1426 had driven the Genoese back into the sea. The Genoese had taken them to be reinforcements. That was kind of sad. Fortunately, the Genoese whom he fought did not include his cousins and, for now, Konstantinos had come home.
