KnowraByzantine successionLinked fromLinked fromThe 8 pages that link to Byzantine succession, each with the reason it gives.All 8Related 3Narrower topic 5Despotate of EpirusNarrower topic: Epirus’s rulers claimed a place in the struggle to restore Byzantine imperial authority.Basil INarrower topic: Basil’s seizure illustrates how imperial authority could pass through court coup rather than inheritance.Irene of AthensRelated: Irene’s deposition and blinding of Constantine VI raised questions about succession and female sovereignty.Byzantine Civil War (1341–1347)Narrower topic: The civil war arose from competing interpretations of authority during a minor emperor's succession.Byzantine civil war of 1321–1328Related: The conflict exposed the lack of a settled rule compelling Andronikos II to surrender the throne.Constantine VIIINarrower topic: Constantine’s daughters and their husbands show how succession could pass through women.Andreas PalaiologosNarrower topic: Andreas’s title depended on inherited legitimacy after the imperial state disappeared.Twenty Years' AnarchyRelated: The period exposed the absence of a stable, uncontested rule for transferring the throne.