The final ruler of the Byzantine Empire was Constantine XI Palaiologos, who bravely led the defense of Constantinople against the Ottoman Turks in 1453 AD. Despite his efforts, the city fell, bringing an end to the Byzantine Empire. Political and Legal Systems ...
Constantine XI (redirected fromConstantine XI of the Byzantine Empire) Encyclopedia n (Biography) 1404–53, last Byzantine emperor (1448–53): killed when Constantinople was captured by the Turks Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991...
Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey – fall (1453Byzantine empire – literature/historiographyGreek literatureConstantine XI Palaiologos, Byzantine emperorFolk literature – GreekThis article examines the reaction of the Greeks to one of the most momentous events in their history, the conquest of Constantinople...
When the last emperorConstantine XI Palaiologosascended the throne, the situation was hopeless. Because while the emperor and patriarch were hoping for help from the west, the people opposed it. The memories of the Sack of Constantinople of 1204 were still fresh and no one wanted Latins. Milita...
, it is quite impressive with its majesty. The Pantokrator Church continued to be the burial chapel of the imperial family until the last years of the Byzantine Empire. The last person to be buried here was Helena Dragaš, mother of the last Byzantine emperorConstantine XI Palaiologos....
Map of Byzantine Constantinople under Constantine, Justinian and Heraclius. Explore Hagia Sophia, the Hippodrome, the Forum of Constantine and other features.
He was in command of the land defenses by the emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos of the Byzantine Empire. On May 29, 1453, Giustiniani was wounded by Ottoman cannon while defending the wall.Due to this, the morale of his army went down and Mehmed II took Constantinople...
Constantine XIConstantine XI, statue in Athens. Byzantine family Ask the Chatbot a Question More Actions Print Cite Share Feedback Also known as: Palaiologos family Written and fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they...
Jonathan Harris'Byzantium And the Crusadesor Donald M. Nicol'sThe Immortal Emperor: The Life and Legend of Constantine Palaiologos, Last Emperor of the Romans. There are also primary sources such as Procopius'History of the Wars, Books I and II: The Persian War,History of the Wars, Books ...
When he acceded, the Byzantine Empire had been reduced by the Turks to the city of Constantinople. John sought in vain to secure Western aid by agreeing at the Council of Florence (1439) to the union of the Eastern and Western churches. His brother, Constantine XI, succeeded him in 1449...