John VI Kantakouzenos or Cantacuzene was a Byzantine Greek nobleman, statesman, and general. He served as grand domestic under Andronikos III Palaiologos and regent for John V Palaiologos before reigning as Byzantine emperor in his own right from... Wikipedia
Born: 1292, Constantinople
Died: June 15, 1383 (age 91 years), Mystras, Greece
Grandchildren: Manuel II Palaiologos, Andronikos IV Palaiologos, Demetrios I Kantakouzenos, and more
Great grandchildren: Constantine XI Palaiologos, John VIII Palaiologos, John VII Palaiologos, and more
Children: Theodora Maria Kantakouzene, Helena Kantakouzene, Matthew Kantakouzenos, and more
Spouse: Irene Asanina
Previous office: Emperor of Byzantine Empire (1347–1354)