Demetrios Palaiologos

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Demetrios Palaiologos was a 15th-century Byzantine prince and Despot of the Morea, known for his role in the final decades of the Byzantine Empire before its fall.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine prince
Despot of the Morea
member of the Palaiologos dynasty
capturedBy Mehmed II
conflict Byzantine–Ottoman wars
surface form: Ottoman–Byzantine wars
coRuler Thomas Palaiologos
countryOfCitizenship Byzantine Empire
dateOfBirth c. 1407
dateOfDeath 1470
deathCause natural causes
era Late Byzantine period
ethnicGroup Greek
familyName Palaiologos dynasty
surface form: Palaiologos
father Manuel II Palaiologos
givenName Demetrios
imprisonedBy Ottoman Empire
languageSpoken Greek
mother Helena Dragaš
nobleFamily Palaiologos dynasty
notableEvent governed the Despotate of the Morea in the final decades before the fall of Constantinople
lost control of the Morea following Ottoman invasion in the 1460s
submitted to Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II after the conquest of the Morea
notableFor role in the last years of the Byzantine Empire
occupation ruler
placeOfDeath Adrianople
politicalAlignment anti-unionist (opposed church union with Rome)
positionHeld Byzantine prince
Despot of the Morea
predecessor Theodore II Palaiologos
surface form: Theodore II Palaiologos as Despot of the Morea
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
residence Mistra
ruledTerritory Morea
sexOrGender male
sibling Constantine XI Palaiologos
John VIII Palaiologos
Theodore II Palaiologos
Thomas Palaiologos
spouse Theodora Asanina
successor Ottoman governors of the Morea
surface form: Ottoman administration in the Morea
title Despot of the Morea
surface form: Despotēs

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Morea associatedWithPerson Demetrios Palaiologos
Helena Dragaš child Demetrios Palaiologos
Manuel II Palaiologos child Demetrios Palaiologos
Palaiologos dynasty member Demetrios Palaiologos
Helena Dragaš motherOf Demetrios Palaiologos
Despot of the Morea notableHolder Demetrios Palaiologos
Constantine XI Palaiologos sibling Demetrios Palaiologos
John VIII Palaiologos sibling Demetrios Palaiologos
Theodore II Palaiologos sibling Demetrios Palaiologos
Thomas Palaiologos sibling Demetrios Palaiologos