Birth of Constantine XI Palaiologos8 February 1405
Birth of Constantine XI Palaiologos, eighth of ten children of Manuel II Palaiologos and Helena Dragas, the daughter of the Serbian prince Constantine Dragas of Kumanovo
Historical person
Constantine XI Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Constantine XI, based on 12 World History Database records associated with Roman Empire.
12 records1405–145310 events6 places
Chronological biography
1405
1428
Marriage1428
Constantine XI marries Maddalena Tocco, niece of Carlo I Tocco of Epirus, 1st marriage
1429
Marriage1429
Constantine XI marries Caterina Gattilusio, daughter of the Genoese lord of Lesbos, 2nd marriage
1443
Capture of Athens1443
Invades the Duchy of Athens from Morea, conquering Thebes and Athens and forcing its Florentine Duke to pay him tribute, the triumph is short-lived, as the Ottomans intervene & force him back to Morea
Capture of Thebes1443
Invades the Duchy of Athens from Morea, conquering Thebes and Athens and forcing its Florentine Duke to pay him tribute, the triumph is short-lived, as the Ottomans intervene & force him back to Morea
Despotes of Morea1443
Constantine became the Despotes of Morea (the Medieval name for the Peloponnesus), which he rules from the palace in Mistra
Invasion of Greece1443
Invades the Duchy of Athens from Morea, conquering Thebes and Athens and forcing its Florentine Duke to pay him tribute, the triumph is short-lived, as the Ottomans intervene & force him back to Morea
Succession1443
Constantine became the Despotes of Morea (the Medieval name for the Peloponnesus), which he rules from the palace in Mistra
1448
Succession1448
Succeeds as Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, the last Emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Ottoman Sultan Murad II to arbitrates between Constantine & his brother Demetrios Palaiologos & decides in favour of Constantine
1449
Coronation6 January 1449
Crowned as Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire
1452
Council of Florence1452
The union between the Roman & Greek Churches is overwhelmingly rejected by his subjects and it dangerously estranged him from his Chief Minister and military commander, the Megas Doux Loukas Notaras
1453
Death of Constantine XI29 May 1453
Death of Constantine XI, defending Constantinople from Mehmed II
Titles and roles
Emperor
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.