Talk:Michael Palaiologos

Now that I realize my initial error as to the identity of Alexios I Komnenos, the identity of this Michael Palaiologos is in doubt.

My googling reveals that the most prominent Palaiologos in Emperor Alexios I's life was George Palaiologos. George did have a son named Michael, but there isn't much readily available in English and on the internet about that particulary person. There was the general Michael, whose bio we have here, who served under Manuel. I'm growing somewhat less enchanted with him.

And there were the emperors, Michael VIII and IX Palaiologos.

There are no direct clues as to Michael's identity. I am beginning to favor Michael VIII, even though he was an emperor in his own right, primarily because Idris Alooma also ruled in his own right, and still winds up as an ambassador in the story. The counter-argument is that by and large, Alexios seems to have little use for people who came after him, so his appointment of a much later ruler to an important position seems inconsistent.

So, with the caveat that I'm the only one to have read the story, anyone have any ideas? TR 18:04, April 26, 2012 (UTC)