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Konstantinos XI Palaiologos

Last Byzantine emperor, from 1449 to 1453. Born at Constantinople. Died at Constantinople.

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The last emperor of Rome

Constantine XI, the last Byzantine emperor, died fighting when the Ottomans took Constantinople on 29 May 1453. His body was never certainly identified, and Greek legend held that he had been turned to marble, waiting to return.

Family

Father: Manuel II Palaiologos
Mother: Helena Dragaš
Married: Theodora Tocco 1428
Siblings (5): John VIII Palaiologos 1392
Theodoros II Palaiologos 1396
Andronikos Palaiologos, Lord of Thessalonica 1400
Demetrios Palaiologos 1407
Thomas Palaiologos 1409

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Konstantinos XI Palaiologos was the 21× great-grandson of Charlemagne.
Konstantinos XI Palaiologos was the fifth cousin 10 times removed of Victoria.
Konstantinos XI Palaiologos was the third cousin 7 times removed of Louis XIV of France.