fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðɪ ˌæbdɪkˈeɪʃən ʌv hɪz fˈɑːðɚ dʒˈɑːn kˌæntɐkuːzˈiːnoʊz, hˌuː wʌz nˈaʊ ðə mˈʌŋk dʒˈɑːsæf, ðə ɹˈɛst ʌv hɪz fˈæmɪli dʒˈɔɪnd mænwˈɛl ɪnðə mˈoːɹə.
Following the abdication of his father John Kantakouzenos, who was now the monk Josaph, the rest of his family joined Manuel in the Morea.