The Byzantine Empire and the Ottoman Empire

The byzantine empire was no different. And this situation was not only exasperated by the ottomans, but also eventually involved the Ottomans. The new byzantine emperor in 13 forty one was a child called john the fifth, paliologus. This started a civil war between the followers of john cantacusi os and the followers of anna of savoy. Two sides of the desperate empire reached out to neighbouring realms for support. Both the serbian and the ottmans saw this more as a justification of an opportunity to expand their own realms.