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Andreas Palaiologos

1453 - 1502

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Andreas Palaiologos (Greek: Ἀνδρέας Παλαιολόγος; 17 January 1453 – June 1502), sometimes anglicized to Andrew Palaeologus, was the eldest son of Thomas Palaiologos, Despot of the Morea. Thomas was a brother of Constantine XI Palaiologos, the final Byzantine emperor. After his father's death in 1465, Andreas was recognized as the titular Despot of the Morea and from 1483 onwards, he also claimed the title "Emperor of Constantinople" (Latin: Imperator Constantinopolitanus). After the fall of Constantinople in 1453 and the subsequent Ottoman invasion of the Morea in 1460, Andreas's father fled to Corfu with his family. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Andreas Palaiologos is the 4,881st most popular politician (down from 3,750th in 2019), the 290th most popular biography from Greece (down from 241st in 2019) and the 121st most popular Greek Politician.

Andreas Palaiologos was the last Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, reigning from 1449 to 1453. He is most famous for being the last emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire.

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Among politicians, Andreas Palaiologos ranks 4,881 out of 19,576. Before him are Dalmatius, James Oglethorpe, Vsevolod the Big Nest, Astyanax, Neferkaure, and Li Dazhao. After him are Duan Qirui, Anedjib, Leonnatus, Emine Erdoğan, Gavril Radomir of Bulgaria, and Lycurgus of Athens.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1453, Andreas Palaiologos ranks 8. Before him are Simonetta Vespucci, Afonso de Albuquerque, Clarice Orsini, Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, and Gülbahar Hatun. After him are Christoph I, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Alfonso, Prince of Asturias, Margaret of Foix, and João Fernandes Lavrador. Among people deceased in 1502, Andreas Palaiologos ranks 2. Before him is Arthur, Prince of Wales. After him are Ahuitzotl, Francesco di Giorgio Martini, Francesco Laurana, Hedwig Jagiellon, Duchess of Bavaria, Francisco de Bobadilla, Annius of Viterbo, Bartolomeo della Gatta, Dionisius, and Miguel Corte-Real.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Andreas Palaiologos ranks 290 out of 1,024. Before him are Pelopidas (-450), Phocion (-402), Lucas Papademos (1947), Paeonius (-500), Theramenes (-450), and Alexander I of Epirus (-362). After him are Leonnatus (-356), Lycurgus of Athens (-390), Saturnin (300), Julia Livilla (18), Alcamenes (-500), and Katina Paxinou (1900).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Andreas Palaiologos ranks 121. Before him are Callias II (-515), Perdiccas I of Macedon (-700), Pelopidas (-450), Phocion (-402), Theramenes (-450), and Alexander I of Epirus (-362). After him are Leonnatus (-356), Lycurgus of Athens (-390), Julia Livilla (18), Antilochus (null), Georgios Papandreou (1888), and Agis II (-490).

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