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Constantine XI Palaiologos

1404 - 1453

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Constantine XI Dragases Palaiologos or Dragaš Palaeologus (Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος Δραγάσης Παλαιολόγος, Kōnstantînos Dragásēs Palaiológos; 8 February 1404 – 29 May 1453) was the last Byzantine emperor, reigning from 1449 until his death in battle at the Fall of Constantinople in 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Constantine XI Palaiologos has received more than 3,675,573 page views. His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 67 in 2019). Constantine XI Palaiologos is the 349th most popular politician (down from 340th in 2019), the 52nd most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 58th in 2019) and the 29th 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 349 out of 19,576. Before him are Godfrey of Bouillon, Liu Bei, Stepan Bandera, Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein, François Hollande, and Victor Emmanuel III of Italy. After him are Gerhard Schröder, Baibars, Mustafa II, Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, Edward I of England, and Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor.

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Contemporaries

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

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Constantine XI Palaiologos ranks 52 out of 1,347. Before him are Mahmud II (1785), Ahmed II (1643), Xenophanes (-570), Şehzade Bayezid (1525), Mehmed V (1844), and Margaret the Virgin (292). After him are Mustafa II (1664), Gregory of Nazianzus (329), Julian (331), Apollonius of Perga (-262), Abdulmejid I (1823), and Aspasia (-470).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Constantine XI Palaiologos ranks 29. Before him are Şehzade Mustafa (1515), Suleiman II (1642), Mahmud II (1785), Ahmed II (1643), Şehzade Bayezid (1525), and Mehmed V (1844). After him are Mustafa II (1664), Julian (331), Abdulmejid I (1823), Hatice Sultan (1496), Abdul Hamid I (1725), and Selim III (1761).

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