Constantine XI Palaiologos

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Byzantine emperor human monarch

Constantine XI Palaiologos was the final Byzantine emperor, renowned for his valiant but ultimately doomed defense of Constantinople against the Ottoman conquest in 1453.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Constantine XI 1
Constantine XI Dragases Palaiologos 1
Palaiologos 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine emperor ⓘ
human ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
associatedWith Morea ⓘ
birthDate 8 February 1405 ⓘ
birthPlace Istanbul ⓘ
surface form: Constantinople
capturedBy none ⓘ
causeOfDeath battlefield death during Ottoman assault on Constantinople ⓘ
conflict Byzantine–Ottoman wars ⓘ
Fall of Constantinople 1453 AD ⓘ
surface form: Fall of Constantinople
coronationDate 6 January 1449 ⓘ
country Byzantine Empire ⓘ
deathDate 29 May 1453 ⓘ
deathPlace Istanbul ⓘ
surface form: Constantinople
dynasty Palaiologos dynasty ⓘ
era Late Byzantine period ⓘ
ethnicGroup Greek ⓘ
familyName Constantine XI Palaiologos self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Palaiologos
father Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
fullName Constantine XI Palaiologos self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Constantine XI Dragases Palaiologos
givenName Roman emperor Constantine the Great ⓘ
surface form: Constantine
issue no surviving legitimate children ⓘ
languageSpoken Greek ⓘ
legacy symbol of resistance against Ottoman conquest ⓘ
venerated as a national hero in Greek tradition ⓘ
mannerOfDeath killed in action ⓘ
mother Helena Dragaš ⓘ
notableFor defense of Constantinople in 1453 ⓘ
last Byzantine emperor ⓘ
opponent Mehmed II ⓘ
positionHeld Byzantine emperor ⓘ
Despot of the Morea ⓘ
Emperor of the Romans ⓘ
predecessor John VIII Palaiologos ⓘ
regnalName Constantine XI Palaiologos self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Constantine XI
reignEnd 29 May 1453 ⓘ
reignStart 6 January 1449 ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
ruledFrom Istanbul ⓘ
surface form: Constantinople
sibling Demetrios Palaiologos ⓘ
John VIII Palaiologos ⓘ
Theodore II Palaiologos ⓘ
Thomas Palaiologos ⓘ
spouse Caterina Gattilusio ⓘ
Theodora Tocco ⓘ
successor none ⓘ
title Despot of the Morea ⓘ
Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans ⓘ

Referenced by (28)

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

Giovanni Giustiniani → alliedWith → Constantine XI Palaiologos ⓘ
Republic of Venice (local forces) → alliedWith → Constantine XI Palaiologos ⓘ
Morea → associatedWithPerson → Constantine XI Palaiologos ⓘ
Helena Dragaš → child → Constantine XI Palaiologos ⓘ
Manuel II Palaiologos → child → Constantine XI Palaiologos ⓘ
Constantine XI Palaiologos → familyName → Constantine XI Palaiologos self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Palaiologos
Constantine XI Palaiologos → fullName → Constantine XI Palaiologos self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine XI Dragases Palaiologos
Fall of Constantinople 1453 AD → hasCommander → Constantine XI Palaiologos ⓘ
Late Byzantine period → hasNotableEmperor → Constantine XI Palaiologos ⓘ
Roman Empire → lastEasternEmperor → Constantine XI Palaiologos ⓘ
Palaiologos dynasty → lastRuler → Constantine XI Palaiologos ⓘ
Theodora Tocco → marriageTo → Constantine XI Palaiologos ⓘ
Palaiologos dynasty → member → Constantine XI Palaiologos ⓘ
Helena Dragaš → motherOf → Constantine XI Palaiologos ⓘ
Byzantine–Ottoman wars → notableCommanderByzantine → Constantine XI Palaiologos ⓘ
Byzantine Empire → notableRuler → Constantine XI Palaiologos ⓘ
Roman emperors → positionHeldBy → Constantine XI Palaiologos ⓘ
Constantine XI Palaiologos → regnalName → Constantine XI Palaiologos self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine XI
Ivan III of Russia → relative → Constantine XI Palaiologos ⓘ
Giovanni Giustiniani → servedUnder → Constantine XI Palaiologos ⓘ
Demetrios Palaiologos → sibling → Constantine XI Palaiologos ⓘ
John VIII Palaiologos → sibling → Constantine XI Palaiologos ⓘ
Theodore II Palaiologos → sibling → Constantine XI Palaiologos ⓘ
Thomas Palaiologos → sibling → Constantine XI Palaiologos ⓘ
Emperor of the Romans → significantHolder → Constantine XI Palaiologos ⓘ
Caterina Gattilusio → spouse → Constantine XI Palaiologos ⓘ
Theodora Tocco → spouse → Constantine XI Palaiologos ⓘ
John VIII Palaiologos → successor → Constantine XI Palaiologos ⓘ