- Constantine XI Palaeologus
- /pay'lee ol"euh geuhs, pal'ee-/, (Dragases)1404-53, last Byzantine emperor 1449-53.
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Constantine XI Palaeologus — /pay lee ol euh geuhs, pal ee /, (Dragases) 1404 53, last Byzantine emperor 1449 53. * * * born Feb. 9, 1404, Constantinople died May 29, 1453, Constantinople Last Byzantine emperor (1449–53), sometimes called Constantine XII because of the… … Universalium
Palaeologus — /pay lee ol euh geuhs/; esp. Brit. /pal ee /, n. family name of Byzantine rulers 1259 1453. * * * (as used in expressions) Andronicus II Palaeologus Andronicus III Palaeologus Constantine XI Palaeologus John V Palaeologus John VIII Palaeologus … Universalium
Constantine Laskaris — Not to be confused with Constantine Lascaris. Constantine Laskaris Κωνσταντίνος Λάσκαρης Emperor of Nicaea (Byzantine Emperor in exile) Reign 1204–1205 Born ? Birthplace Constantinop … Wikipedia
Constantine — /kon steuhn teen / or, for 1, 3, / tuyn /; for 2, 3, also Fr. /kawonn staonn teen /, n. 1. died A.D. 715, pope 708 715. 2. a city in NE Algeria. 1,682,000. 3. a male given name. * * * I ancient Cirta City (pop., 1998: 807,371), northeastern… … Universalium
Constantine XI Palaiologos — Κωνσταντῖνος ΙΑ Παλαιολόγος Emperor of the Byzantine Empire Constantine XI Palaiologos Reig … Wikipedia
Constantine Acropolites — (Greek: polytonic|Κωνσταντίνος Ἀκροπολίτης, Konstantinos Akropolitês ), son of George Acropolites, was also a minister of Michael VIII Palaiologos, until he was disgraced. Under Andronikos II, however, he was again in favor. Like his father, too … Wikipedia
Constantine Akropolites — or Acropolites (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Ἀκροπολίτης, Konstantinos Akropolitês), son of the scholar and statesman George Akropolites, was also a minister of the Byzantine emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos, until he was disgraced. Under his successor… … Wikipedia
Constantine XI — Infobox Monarch name =Constantine XI Palaiologos title =Emperor of the Byzantine Empire caption =Constantine XI Palaiologos mdash; considered a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church reign =January 6, 1449 – May 29, 1453 coronation =January 6, 1449 … Wikipedia
Constantine Palaiologos (half-brother of Michael VIII) — Miniature of the sebastokrator Constantine Palaiologos and his wife Eirene, from the so called Lincoln Typicon, ca. 1350 Constantine Palaiologos (or Palaeologus) (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Παλαιολόγος) (died 1271) was a son of Andronikos Palaiologos,… … Wikipedia
Palaeologus family — ▪ Byzantine family Palaeologus also spelled Palaiologos Byzantine family that became prominent in the 11th century, the members of which married into the imperial houses of Comnenus, Ducas, and Angelus. Michael VIII Palaeologus, emperor… … Universalium
