Thomas Asen Palaiologos

Thomas Asen Palaiologos (Latin: Thomas Assanus Paleologus; Greek: Θωμάς Ασάνης Παλαιολόγος; Bulgarian: Tома Асен Палеолог; 15th century–1523?) was a prominent Byzantine exile in the Kingdom of Naples in the early 16th century. A descendant of two imperial dynasties, the Palaiologoi of Byzantium and the Asens of Bulgaria, Thomas Asen Palaiologos was active in the anti-Ottoman struggles of Greece. Before 1506, he resettled in Italy and was the donor for the construction of an Eastern Orthodox church in Naples.

Thomas Asen Palaiologos

Thomas Asen Palaiologos (Latin: Thomas Assanus Paleologus; Greek: Θωμάς Ασάνης Παλαιολόγος; Bulgarian: Tома Асен Палеолог; 15th century–1523?) was a prominent Byzantine exile in the Kingdom of Naples in the early 16th century. A descendant of two imperial dynasties, the Palaiologoi of Byzantium and the Asens of Bulgaria, Thomas Asen Palaiologos was active in the anti-Ottoman struggles of Greece. Before 1506, he resettled in Italy and was the donor for the construction of an Eastern Orthodox church in Naples.