Constantine Palaiologos

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Constantine Palaiologos was the last Byzantine emperor, remembered for his defense and death during the fall of Constantinople in 1453.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine emperor
Eastern Roman emperor
human
monarch
alsoKnownAs Constantine Dragases
Constantine XI Palaiologos
surface form: Constantine XI Palaeologus

Constantine XI Palaiologos
surface form: Konstantinos XI Palaiologos
associatedWithEvent Ottoman conquest of Constantinople
battle Fall of Constantinople 1453 AD
surface form: Fall of Constantinople
birthDate 1405-02-08
burialPlace unknown
chronologicalOrder last emperor of the Palaiologan dynasty
last reigning Byzantine emperor
citizenship Byzantine Empire
country Byzantine Empire
deathCause killed in battle
deathDate 1453-05-29
deathPlace Constantinople (probable)
surface form: Constantinople
familyName Palaiologos dynasty
surface form: Palaiologos
father Manuel II Palaiologos
fullName Constantine XI Palaiologos
givenName Constantine
historicalEra Late Middle Ages
house Palaiologos dynasty
surface form: House of Palaiologos
languageSpoken Greek
militaryRank commander-in-chief of Byzantine forces at Constantinople
monarchOf Byzantine Empire
mother Helena Dragaš
nobleFamily Palaiologos dynasty
notableFor being the last Byzantine emperor
defense of Constantinople in 1453
opponent Mehmed II
placeOfBirth Constantinople (probable)
surface form: Constantinople
positionHeld Despot of the Morea
Emperor of the Romans
predecessor John VIII Palaiologos
reignEnd 1453-05-29
reignStart 1449-01-06
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
sibling Demetrios Palaiologos
John VIII Palaiologos
Theodore II Palaiologos
Thomas Palaiologos
spouse Caterina Gattilusio
Theodora Tocco
successor none (last Byzantine emperor)
title Despot of the Morea
Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans

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Despot of the Morea notableHolder Constantine Palaiologos
Δεσπότης τοῦ Μορέως hasHolder Constantine Palaiologos
this entity surface form: Κωνσταντίνος ΙΑ΄ Παλαιολόγος