Constantine XI Palaiologos

Constantine XI Palaiologos
Emperor of the Romans
Byzantine emperor
Reign6 January 1449-29 May 1453
PredecessorJohn VIII Palaiologos
SuccessorThomas Palaiologos (as despot of the Morea)
Born1405
DiedMay 29, 1453 (or May 30)
SpouseMaria
Regnal name
Basileus Konstantinos Dragases Palaiologos

Constantine XI Dragases Palaiologos or Dragaš Palaeologus (Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος Δραγάσης Παλαιολόγος, Kōnstantînos Dragásēs Palaiológos; 8 February 1405 – 29 May 1453) was the last Byzantine emperor, started in 1449 until he died in the Fall of Constantinople. His death marked the end of the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire) and of the Roman Empire, founded by Augustus almost 1,500 years earlier.


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