Michael IX Palaiologos

Michael IX Palaiologos or Palaeologus was Byzantine emperor together with his father, Andronikos II Palaiologos, from 1294 until his death. Andronikos II and Michael IX ruled as equal co-rulers, both using the title autokrator.

17 April 1277

Born on the same birth day (17 April): Curtis Woodhouse • Eric Lamaze • Lindsay Anderson • Mac Raboy • Maynard James Keenan • Morgan Taylor • Norman Cowans • Pete Shelley • Pierre Guité • Richard Field (judge) • Roberto Jiménez (footballer, born 1983) • Ryujin (rapper) • Samuel Chase • Takahiro Moriuchi • Teri Austin • Zhang Yaokun