Who led the conspiracy against George Mouzalon?
Theodore II Laskaris
Soldiers
Nobles under Michael VIII Palaiologos
The aristocracy
Answer
Nobles under Michael VIII Palaiologos led the conspiracy against George Mouzalon. Mouzalon had previously been regent for Palaiologos, who had been exiled from the Byzantine Empire by the usurper Alexios III Angelos. Mouzalon had been appointed regent by the Byzantine Senate, but he had become unpopular with many nobles due to his heavy-handed rule.
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