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Constantine Palaiologos

Constantine XI Palaiologos
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Constantine XI Palaiologos
Emperor of the Byzantine Empire
Reign 6 January 1449 – 29 May 1453
Coronation 6 January 1449
Predecessor John VIII Palaiologos
Successor Position Abolished
Born (1405-02-08)8 February 1405
Constantinople
Died 29 May 1453(1453-05-29) (aged 48)
Constantinople
Spouse
Caterina Gattilusio
Dynasty Palaiologos
Father Manuel II Palaiologos
Mother Helena Dragaš

Constantine XIDragases Palaiologos, Latinized as Palaeologus (Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος ΙΑ' Δραγάσης Παλαιολόγος, Kōnstantinos XI Dragasēs Palaiologos, Serbian: Константин XI Драгаш Палеолог, Konstantin XI Dragaš Paleolog; 8 February 1405 – 29 May 1453) was the last reigning Byzantine Emperor, reigning as a member of the Palaiologos dynasty from 1449 to his death in battle at the fall of Constantinople. Following his death, he became a legendary figure in Greek folklore as the "Marble Emperor" who would awaken and recover the Empire and Constantinople from the Ottomans. His death marked the end of the Roman Empire, which had continued in the East for 977 years after the fall of the Western Roman Empire.

Constantine was born in Constantinople, as the eighth of ten children to Manuel II Palaiologos and Helena Dragaš, the daughter of the Serbian magnate Constantine Dragaš. He was extremely fond of his mother and added her surname (Dragases) next to his own dynastic one when he ascended the imperial throne. He spent most of his childhood in Constantinople under the supervision of his parents. He was governor of Selymbria for a time, until surrendering the role to his brother Theodore in 1443. During the absence of his older brother John at the Council of Florence in Italy, Constantine served as his regent in Constantinople (1437–1440).


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