Georgios Phrantzēs

Georgios Phrantzēs (1401, Constantinople – after 1478) was a Byzantine statesman and historian.

In 1449, he served as an envoy in Kartli and Trabzon for Emperor Constantine XI (1449–53) to select a bride. Since 1451, he held the position of Grand Logothete.

His historical work, The Small Chronicle, describes events from 1413 to 1477. At that time he was an envoy and gave many important details about the internal situation in Kartli during the reign of George VIII (1446–66), as well as relations with the Ottomans and the Empire of Trebizond.

Literary works: [წგ.]: გეორგიკა. ბიზანტიელი მწერლების ცნობები საქართველოს შესახებ, ს. ყაუხჩიშვილის გამოც., ტ. 8, თბ., 1970.

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