Given the question: Facts: - title: emperor of the byzantine empire - regent: andronikos ii palaiologos - mother: anna of hungary - predecessor: andronikos ii palaiologos -lrb- alone -rrb- - house: house of palaiologos - birth date: 17 april 1277 - issue: andronikos , despoina of epirus and countess of cephalonia theodora palaiologina iii , empress of bulgaria palaiologos manuel palaiologos , despotes anna palaiologina - caption: michael ix palaiologos - succession: emperor of the byzantine empire - reign: 1294 or 1295 -- 12 october 1320 - spouse: rita of armenia - death date: 12 october 1320 -lrb- aged 43 -rrb- - father: andronikos ii palaiologos - name: michael ix palaiologos - death place: thessalonica , greece - birth place: constantinople , byzantine empire - coronation: may 21 , 1294 or 1295 - successor: andronikos -lrb- usurper in macedonia , from 1321-1325 -rrb- ii palaiologos -lrb- alone -rrb- , andronikos iii - image: michael ix palaiologos.jpg Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of michael ix palaiologos .
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michael ix palaiologos or palaeologus -lrb- , '' mikhael ix palaiologos '' -rrb- , -lrb- 17 april 1277 -- 12 october 1320 , thessalonica , greece -rrb- , reigned as byzantine co-emperor with full imperial style 1294/1295 -- 1320 .michael ix was the eldest son of andronikos ii palaiologos and anna of hungary -lrb- 1260-1281 -rrb- , daughter of stephen v of hungary .