John Phakrases ( el, Ἱωάννης Φακρασῆς, ) was a

Byzantine The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinopl ...

nobleman and courtier. Little is known about his life. His unnamed father was ''

logothetes ton agelon The ''logothetēs tōn agelōn'' ( el, ), in English the Logothete of the Herds, was the Byzantine official responsible for the state-run estates ('' mētata'') in western Asia Minor that reared horses and mules for the Byzantine army and the i ...

'', and he was possibly the grandson of a namesake 13th-century official who was a friend and correspondent of

Patriarch Gregory II of Constantinople Gregory II of Cyprus ( el, Γρηγόριος ὁ Κύπριος, translit=Grēgorios ho Kyprios, translit-std=ALA-LC, 1241–1290) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople between 1283 and 1289. Gregory was born in Lapithos, Cyprus. His name ...

. Of his career, it is only known that Phakrases served as ''

parakoimomenos The ''parakoimōmenos'' ( el, παρακοιμώμενος, literally "the one who sleeps beside he emperor's chamber) was a Byzantine court position, usually reserved for eunuchs. The position's proximity to the emperors guaranteed its holders ...

'' under Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos (r. 1282–1328). Maximos Planoudes intended to teach him, and a manuscript names him as the author of a list of offices in verse. Phakrases was married and had children. Their names are unknown, as is that of his wife, on whose death Manuel Gabalas composed a funeral elegy.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Phakrases, John 14th-century Byzantine writers Parakoimomenoi Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown