ΤΥΠΟΣ ΛΗΜΜΑΤΟΣ
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Constantine XI Palaiologos (1449-1453), born in 1405, son of Manuel II and the Serbian Princess Helena Dragas, was the last Byzantine Emperor. During his time, the Byzantine Empire encompassed only Constantinople and its immediate surroundings and parts of Greece. As regent, he took over for his brother John VIII on two occasions, 1423-1424 and 1437-1440, when John traveled to the West. He had the appanage on the Peloponnesus, which was the most vital part of the Byzantine Empire at the time. As an emperor, since 1449, for political reasons he was the advocate for the union believing that it was the only way to save the fragile empire. He married twice and was widowed both times, with no children. He was killed in 1453 while defending Constantinople from the Ottoman attack. |
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