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.
Statements (40)
| 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
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| 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
|
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