Andronikos IV Palaiologos [SEP] father
through the cession of Gallipoli by Andronikos.
Life.
Born on 11 April 1348, Andronikos IV Palaiologos was the eldest son of Emperor John V Palaiologos by his wife Helena Kantakouzene. Already in 1352 he was associated as co-emperor with his father, and when John V left for Italy in 1369 to affirm his submission to the Pope, John left Andronikos behind in Constantinople as regent, while his younger son Manuel II Palaiologos was sent to govern Thessalonica. 
During his stay in Italy, John attempted to settle
Saint Andronicus), 4th-century martyr
- Andronicus of Alexandria, soldier, martyr, saint, and companion of Faustus, Abibus and Dionysius of Alexandria
- Coptic Pope Andronicus of Alexandria (reigned 616–622)
- Five Byzantine emperors:
- Andronikos I Komnenos (1118–1185)
- Andronikos II Palaiologos (1258–1332)
- Andronikos III Palaiologos (1297–1341)
- Andronikos IV Palaiologos (1348–1385)
- Andronikos V Palaiologos (c. 1400 – c. 1407), co-emperor with his father John VII