Byzantine Riddle of the Council of Constance: The Problem of the Motives of Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos ; ВизантийÑÐºÐ°Ñ Ð·Ð°Ð³Ð°Ð´ÐºÐ° КонÑтанцÑкого Ñобора: к вопроÑу о мотивах императора Мануила II Палеолога

This article discusses the aims and means of the Byzantine diplomacy at the initial stage of the Council of Constance. Shortly before the opening of the Council, the Roman King Sigismund of Luxembourg and Venice concluded a truce, but the hidden struggle between them continued. At the Council Sigismund had for an object to create the anti-Turkish coalition for organising the Crusade which would be the means of peace enforcement of Venice on his terms. Analyzing the motives of the Byzantine Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos, the author of this article denies his intention to achieve the alliance wi... Mehr ...