Caterina Gattilusio

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Caterina Gattilusio was a Genoese noblewoman from the influential Gattilusio family who became Empress consort of the Byzantine Empire through her marriage to Constantine XI Palaiologos.

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Caterina Gattilusio canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine empress consort
Genoese noble
empress consort
noblewoman
associatedWith Byzantine Empire
Lesbos
Republic of Genoa
countryOfCitizenship Republic of Genoa
deathCause plague
ethnicOrigin Genoese
familyName Gattilusio
father Dorino I Gattilusio
gender female
givenName Caterina
historicalEra Late Byzantine period
languageSpoken Greek
Italian
Latin
maritalStatus married
memberOf Gattilusio family
nobleFamily Gattilusio family
nobleRank empress consort
notableFor being Empress consort of the last Byzantine emperor
marriage to Constantine XI Palaiologos
positionHeld Empress consort of the Byzantine Empire
Empress consort of the Romans
regionOfActivity Aegean Sea
surface form: Aegean Sea region

imperial court of Constantinople
surface form: Byzantine court
relative Dorino I Gattilusio
Palaiologos dynasty
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
socialClass aristocracy
spouse Constantine XI Palaiologos
spouseNobleFamily Palaiologos dynasty
spousePosition Byzantine emperor
Despot of the Morea
title Augusta
Despoina

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Constantine XI Palaiologos spouse Caterina Gattilusio
Constantine Palaiologos spouse Caterina Gattilusio