John Chrysoloras was a relative of

Manuel Chrysoloras Manuel (or Emmanuel) Chrysoloras (; c. 1350 – 15 April 1415) was a Byzantine Greeks, Byzantine Greek classical scholar, Renaissance humanist, humanist, philosopher, professor, and translator of ancient Greek texts during the Renaissance. Serv ...

, (variously described as his nephew, brother or son) who like him had studied and taught at

Constantinople Constantinople (#Names of Constantinople, see other names) was a historical city located on the Bosporus that served as the capital of the Roman Empire, Roman, Byzantine Empire, Byzantine, Latin Empire, Latin, and Ottoman Empire, Ottoman empire ...

and then migrated to

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. There he was influential in spreading Greek letters in the West. He married Manfredina Doria, daughter of

Hilario Doria Hilario Doria (, Latin: ''Illarius Doria''; died ) was a Byzantine Empire, Byzantine court official, diplomat and translator of Republic of Genoa, Genoese descent. Doria became influential in the reign of Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos () through ma ...

. He was a patron and teacher of fellow Renaissance humanist

Francesco Filelfo Francesco Filelfo (; 25 July 1398 – 31 July 1481) was an Italian Renaissance humanism, Renaissance humanist and author of the philosophic dialogue ''On Exile''. Biography Filelfo was born at Tolentino, in the March of Ancona. He is believed t ...

, who married his daughter Theodora (d.1441/1442).Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th edition, 1911. Volume V06, p. 320

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