Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu na paragraf a - Matthew Asanes Kantakouzenos bụ nwa Emperor John VI Kantakouzenos na Irene Asanina. Na nzaghachi maka nkwado o nyere nna ya n'oge ọgụ ya na John V Palaiologos, e nyere ya akụkụ nke Thrace dị ka ihe a na-akpọ appanage na 1347, ma kwupụta na ọ bụ eze ukwu na 1353, mgbe agha obodo mepere emepe
ọ malitere ọzọ na John V.