Who became emperor after George Mouzalon's death?
Theodore II Laskaris
John IV Laskaris
Michael VIII Palaiologos
Alexios III
Answer
Michael VIII Palaiologos was the emperor after George Mouzalon's death. Mouzalon was a military leader who had been appointed emperor by the Byzantine army after the deposition of Alexios V. However, Mouzalon's reign was short-lived, and he was killed by the forces of the deposed emperor. Palaiologos was then proclaimed emperor by the army, and he ruled the Byzantine Empire for the next 28 years.
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