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  1. Feb 17, 2024 · Constantine XI Palaiologos. Constantine XI Palaiologos (February 8, 1404 – May 29, 1453), also known as Dragases, remains a captivating figure in history as the last emperor of the Byzantine Empire. His tragic reign, culminating in the Fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans in 1453, marks a significant turning point in world history.

  2. May 29, 2022 · May 29, 2022. #1. Constantine XI Palaiologos. "God forbid that I should live as an Emperor without an Empire. As my city falls, I will fall with it. Whosoever wishes to escape, let him save himself if he can, and whoever is ready to face death, let him follow me". Did he really die in action?

  3. Oct 27, 2023 · Constantine XI Palaiologos, the last Byzantine Emperor, was born on February 8, 1405, in the Byzantine capital of Constantinople. He belonged to the prestigious Palaiologos dynasty, which had ruled the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire since the mid-13th century. Constantine’s reign was brief, lasting from 1449 until 1453, but his courageous ...

  4. May 25, 2024 · Constantine XI Palaeologus was the last Byzantine emperor (1449–53), killed in the final defense of Constantinople against the Ottoman Turks. He is sometimes referred to as Constantine XII, based on the erroneous idea that Constantine Lascaris was crowned in 1204. Constantine was the fourth son of

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  5. Sometimes I wonder what went through the mind of Constantine XI Palaiologos in 1453 as he processed the fact that “the only hope left,” a “promised fleet from Venice,” wasn’t coming. Allegedly “Constantine broke down and wept” but also looked to God and the Theotokos for divine aid. Art credit for the top left and…

  6. Oct 4, 2022 · Constantine XI was born on February 8, 1405, as the fourth son of Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos (reigned 1391-1425). He was a royal prince of the last imperial House of Palaiologos.

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  8. Constantine XI himself was raised as a Catholic and was a strong supporter of the reunion of the churches along with Gregory III, the Patriarch of Constantinople. The Council of Ferrara-Florence in 1439 was held under the previous Emperor, John VIII, where the Emperor and Patriarch agreed to accept the Pope's authority along with the doctrines ...

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