Thomas Palaiologos

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Byzantine prince Despot of the Morea member of the Palaiologos dynasty

Thomas Palaiologos was a 15th-century Byzantine prince and Despot of the Morea who, after the fall of Constantinople, lived in exile in Western Europe seeking support to restore the Byzantine Empire.

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Byzantine prince → Despot of the Morea → member of the Palaiologos dynasty →
activity	seeking Western support to restore the Byzantine Empire →
afterEvent	fall of Constantinople →
associatedWith	Byzantine imperial succession claims → Despotate of the Morea →
burialPlace	Basilica of St. Peter →
child	Andreas Palaiologos → Helena Palaiologina → Manuel Palaiologos →
countryOfCitizenship	Byzantine Empire →
dateOfBirth	c. 1409 →
dateOfDeath	12 May 1465 →
ethnicGroup	Greek →
familyName	Palaiologos →
father	Manuel II Palaiologos →
fledTo	Italy → Rome → Western Europe →
givenName	Thomas →
historicalPeriod	15th century →
languageSpoken	Greek → Latin →
mannerOfDeath	natural causes →
mother	Helena Dragaš →
nobleFamily	Palaiologos dynasty →
nobleTitle	Despot →
notableFor	being one of the last Byzantine imperial princes → exile in Western Europe after the Ottoman conquest →
opponent	Ottoman Empire →
participatedIn	governance of the Despotate of the Morea →
placeOfBirth	Constantinople →
placeOfDeath	Rome →
positionHeld	Despot of the Morea →
religion	Eastern Orthodox Church →
residence	Morea → Rome → Western Europe →
sexOrGender	male →
sibling	Constantine XI Palaiologos → Demetrios Palaiologos → John VIII Palaiologos →
spouse	Catherine Zaccaria →
supportedBy	Papacy →
titleAfterExile	titular Despot of the Morea →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Constantine XI Palaiologos → Demetrios Palaiologos → John VIII Palaiologos → Theodore II Palaiologos →	sibling
Helena Dragaš → Manuel II Palaiologos →	child
Morea →	associatedWithPerson
Demetrios Palaiologos →	coRuler
Palaiologos dynasty →	member
Helena Dragaš →	motherOf
Despot of the Morea →	notableHolder