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Constantine XI Palaiologos

1404 - 1453

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Constantine XI Dragases Palaiologos or Dragaš Palaeologus (Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος Δραγάσης Παλαιολόγος, romanized: Kōnstantīnos Dragásēs Palaiológos; 8 February 1404 – 29 May 1453) was the last reigning Byzantine emperor from 23 January 1449 until his death in battle at the fall of Constantinople on 29 May 1453. Constantine's death marked the definitive end of the Eastern Roman Empire, which traced its origin to Constantine the Great's foundation of Constantinople as the Roman Empire's new capital in 330. Constantine was the fourth son of Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos and Serbian noblewoman Helena Dragaš. Little is known of his early life, but from the 1420s onward, he repeatedly demonstrated great skill as a military general. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Constantine XI Palaiologos is the 303rd most popular politician (up from 349th in 2019), the 46th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 54th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Turkish Politician.

Constantine XI Palaiologos is most famous for being the last Byzantine Emperor. He was the son of Emperor John VIII Palaiologos and Helena Dragaš, and he ruled from 1448 to 1453.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Constantine XI Palaiologos ranks 303 out of 19,576. Before him are Ursula von der Leyen, Wangari Maathai, Balian of Ibelin, Rudolf Hess, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and Güyük Khan. After him are Ali Khamenei, Anwar Sadat, Philip I of Castile, Hu Jintao, Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, and Alexander III of Russia.

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Among people born in 1404, Constantine XI Palaiologos ranks 2. Before him is Murad II. After him are Leon Battista Alberti, Marie of Anjou, Orban, Stjepan Vukčić Kosača, John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots, and Anne of Burgundy. Among people deceased in 1453, Constantine XI Palaiologos ranks 1. After him are Giovanni Giustiniani, Orban, Sidi Boushaki, Loukas Notaras, John Dunstaple, Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine, Çandarlı Halil Pasha the Younger, Sophia of Lithuania, John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, Jacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and Álvaro de Luna, 1st Duke of Trujillo.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Constantine XI Palaiologos ranks 46 out of 1,347. Before him are Mehmed IV (1642), Saint Timothy (17), Mehmed I (1386), Mimar Sinan (1490), Mihrimah Sultan (1522), and Epictetus (50). After him are Bartholomew I of Constantinople (1940), John Chrysostom (349), Alp Arslan (1029), Şehzade Mustafa (1515), Xenophanes (-570), and Mehmed VI (1861).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Constantine XI Palaiologos ranks 25. Before him are Abdul Hamid II (1842), Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire (1615), Mustafa I (1591), Heraclius (575), Mehmed IV (1642), and Mehmed I (1386). After him are Alp Arslan (1029), Şehzade Mustafa (1515), Mehmed VI (1861), Zoë Porphyrogenita (978), Osman II (1604), and Croesus (-596).

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