Costantino XI Paleologo

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Holy Roman Emperor
gptkbp:birthDate 8 February 1405
gptkbp:birthName Κωνσταντῖνος ΙΑʹ Δραγάσης Παλαιολόγος
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Constantinople
gptkbp:burialPlace Constantinople (exact location unknown)
gptkbp:causeOfDeath Killed during the Fall of Constantinople
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Greek_Orthodox_Church
Greek folklore
gptkbp:deathDate 29 May 1453
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Constantinople
gptkbp:diedIn true
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Palaiologos
gptkbp:father gptkb:Manuel_II_Palaiologos
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Late_Byzantine_Empire
gptkbp:house gptkb:Palaiologos
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Costantino XI Paleologo
gptkbp:knownFor Defending Constantinople against the Ottomans
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Greek
gptkb:Medieval_Greek
gptkbp:legacy Regarded as a Greek national hero
Last reigning Byzantine emperor
gptkbp:memorial Statues in Athens and Mystras
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Helena_Dragaš
gptkbp:nationality Byzantine
gptkbp:nickname The Marble Emperor
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Fall_of_Constantinople
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Mehmed_II
gptkbp:portrayedBy gptkb:Greek
gptkb:Byzantine_chronicles
Modern Greek art
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_VIII_Palaiologos
gptkbp:reignEnd 29 May 1453
gptkbp:reignStart 6 January 1449
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Andronikos_Palaiologos
gptkb:Constantine_Palaiologos
gptkb:Demetrios_Palaiologos
gptkb:John_VIII_Palaiologos
gptkb:Michael_Palaiologos
gptkb:Theodore_II_Palaiologos
gptkb:Thomas_Palaiologos
Isabella Palaiologina
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Caterina_Gattilusio
gptkb:Maddalena_Tocco
gptkbp:subjectOf Greek folk songs
Legends about the 'Marble King'
Numerous historical studies
gptkbp:successor None (Byzantine Empire ended)
gptkbp:title gptkb:Despot_of_the_Morea
gptkb:Emperor_of_the_Romans
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Impero_Romano_d'Oriente
gptkb:Impero_Bizantino
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7