CONSTANTINE XI, Byzantine Emperor

(Constantine Palaeologus), d. 1453, last Byzantine emperor (1449–53), brother and successor of John VIII. To secure Western aid against the Turkish assault on what remained of the empire, he proclaimed (1452) the union of the Western and Eastern Churches. No help came, however, and in 1453 Constantine, with some 8,000 Greeks, Venetians, and Genoese, faced 150,000 Turkish besiegers under Sultan Muhammad II. After almost two months of heroic defense, directed by the emperor, the city and the empire fell. Constantine died fighting with the last of his men.

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books on: Constantine XI Byzantine Emperor  - 78 results

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History of the Byzantine Empire: From Constantine the Great to the Epoch of the Crusades - Vol. 1
Book by A. A. Vasiliev, S. Ragozin; University of Wisconsin, 1928
Subjects: Byzantine Empire--History
Byzantine period. He died...seventh century. The Emperor and the Patriarch...the successor of Constantine III, Constantine IV, desirous of...in the time of Constantine IV, the Byzantine...400. 62 Mansi, XI, 639-40; Hefele...
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From Constantine to Julian: Pagen and Byzantine Views; a Source History
Book by Samuel N. C. Lieu, Dominic Montserrat; Routledge, 1996
...rare example being CIL XI, 9= ILS 699 Ravenna...descent was used by Constantine probably only against...distinguished line of emperors, the panegyrist took...to the belief that Constantine was recalled from Galerius...highly probable that Constantine won over the support...which the twice deposed emperor undertook on oath not
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Byzantine Empresses: Women and Power in Byzantium, AD 527-1204
Book by Lynda Garland; Routledge, 1999
Subjects: Byzantine Empire--History--1081-1453, Byzantine Empire--History--527-1081, Empresses--Byzantine Empire--Biography, Leadership In Women--Byzantine Empire--History
...final success story, the last Byzantine emperor, Constantine XI, owed his throne to his mother...keep the throne for her son Constantine and fend off the claims of...restored the foundation of Constantine Lips as a convent for fifty...
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Early Christian & Byzantine Architecture
Book by William L. MacDonald; George Braziller, 1962
Subjects: Architecture, Byzantine, Architecture, Early Christian
...architecture, shaped by Byzantine style, 46 Basil I, Emperor, 41 Basilica...44 Byzantine Emperors, Great Palace...16 , 26 , 26 Constantine I, The Great, Emperor, 11 , 19 - 20...palace of, 40 Constantine XI, Emperor, 48
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Byzantine Constantinople: Monuments, Topography, and Everyday Life
Book by Nevra Necipoglu; Brill, 2001
Subjects: Istanbul (Turkey)--Antiquities, Byzantine--Congresses, Istanbul (Turkey)--History--To 1453--Congresses
...208 Constantine I, emperor, 18 , 19 , 20 , 24...82 , 85 , 144 , 150 Constantine V, emperor, 66 , 288 Constantine VI, emperor, 243 Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus...emperor, 182 Constantine XI Palaiologos, emperor...
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journal articles on: Constantine XI Byzantine Emperor  - 12 results

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Conquering Turk in Carnival Nürnberg: Hans Rosenplüt's "des Turken Vasnachtspil" of 1456
Journal article by Martin W. Walsh; Fifteenth Century Studies, Vol. 36, 2011
...replacement of a moribund Byzantine Empire with a new and vibrant...death in battle of the last Byzantine Emperor, Constantine XI Palaeologus...colonies in the Aegean. 1461 Byzantine Trebizond on the southeast...Counselor. 6. The Turkish Emperor. 7. First Ambassador, who...
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The Crusades: an Eastern Perspective, with Emphasis on Syriac Sources
Journal article by Matti Moosa; The Muslim World, Vol. 93, 2003
Subjects: Bar Hebraeus, Gregorius, Christianity, Clergy, Colonies & territories, Muslims, Pilgrims, Rabo, Michael, Religious history, Source studies, Syria
...among the Byzantines (Greeks...under the Byzantine emperors...collapse of Byzantine power at...Chapter XI (pp. 594...century, the Byzantines, after wresting...Byzantine emperors and Persia...policies of the Emperor Basil II...Byzantine emperors is scant...He calls Constantine IX (1050...He praises Emperor Alexius Comnenus...join the Byzantine church...discusses the Byzantines ill treatment...
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Anti-Semitism, Surrogacy, and the Invocation of Mohammed in the Play of the Sacrament
Journal article by Michael Mark Chemers; Comparative Drama, Vol. 41, 2007
Subjects: Antisemitism--Criticism and interpretation, Drama--Criticism and interpretation, Muhammad--Portrayals, Play of the Sacrament (Play)--Criticism and interpretation, Plays--Criticism and interpretation, Prophets--Portrayals
...following the conquest by Turkish Muslims of the Byzantine Empire in 1461, the crusader spirit was clearly...Olivier de la Marche praised the fallen Byzantine emperor as "the one authentic Emperor, the true heir of Augustus and of Constantine...
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1054 Revisited
Journal article by Charles Frazee; Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Vol. 42, 2007
Subjects: Apologetics--10th-6th century BC, Apologetics--Middle Ages, 600-1500, Church history--10th-6th century BC, Clergy--History
...relations with the Byzantine emperors and patriarchs who...accordingly. (3) The Byzantine governor, who was...rebellion against the Byzantines, which resulted in...continued to resist Byzantine control over lands...Constantinople at the court of Emperor Constantine IX Monomachos, who...
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The Collapse of a Collegial Church: North African Christianity on the Eve of Islam
Journal article by Maureen A. Tilley; Theological Studies, Vol. 62, 2001
Subjects: Christianity--Northern Africa, Civilization, Christian--History, Northern Africa--Religion
...toleration for Arians in the Byzantine Empire. In 477 at...pressure again from the Byzantine emperor Zeno and his consort...internationale des etudes byzantines 49 (1979) 277-302...Country Bishops in Byzantine Africa," in The Church...16) Ocker, "Constantine, Episcopal Interests...
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The Elusive Eastern Empire: As the Royal Academy in London Opens a Major New Exhibition on the Artistic Splendours of the Byzantine Empire, Dionysios Stathakopoulos Surveys Its History, from Its Foundation in 324 to Its Conquest in 1453
Magazine article by Dionysios Stathakopoulos; History Today, Vol. 58, November 2008
Subjects: Byzantine Empire, 330-1453--History, Byzantine antiquities--Collections and collecting
...Splendours of the Byzantine Empire, Dionysios...begin when the emperor Constantine (r. 306-337...millennium. When Constantine moved his capital...tolerated religion, Constantine showed a marked...Constantine (the XI), the empire...
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The Fall of Constantinople: Judith Herrin Tells the Dramatic Story of the Final Moments of Byzantine Control of the Imperial Capital
Magazine article by Judith Herrin; History Today, Vol. 53, June 2003
Subjects: Civilization, Ancient
...late master and emperor, Lord Constantine, was killed...late lord the emperor not do publicly...Who knew of our emperors fastings and...years. When the Byzantines reconquered their...around the city. Constantine XI was the first...
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St Mark's Square: An Imperial Hippodrome? Charles Freeman Offers a New Theory to Explain the Positioning in Venice of the Famous Horses Looted from Constantinople Eight Hundred Years Ago This Month
Magazine article by Charles Freeman; History Today, Vol. 54, April 2004
Subjects: Art--13th century AD, Art--History, Dandolo, Enrico, Late Byzantine Empire, 1025-1453--13th century AD, Late Byzantine Empire, 1025-1453--History, Saint Mark's Basilica, Venice, Italy--History, Venice, Italy--History
...hatred for the Byzantine Empire ever...crusaders. A new emperor was to be elected...redeemed by Louis XI of France...and statues of emperors. The horses...fourth century Constantine had built or...cost to the emperors of running the...success. Thus the emperor Manuel celebrated...used by the emperors as a stage for...attributes of the Byzantine emperors. The...
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The Fall of Constantinople and the End of Empire
Magazine article by Charles Foster; Contemporary Review, Vol. 288, Autumn 2006
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Constantinople: The Last Great Siege, 1453 (Book)--Book reviews
...Mehmet II. Constantine XI, the last Byzantine emperor, charged hopeless...then, and Constantine saw himself...centuries the Byzantine empire had...friends, and the Byzantines had precious...as great as Constantine thought it...
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Time Travel: If You're after More Than a Tan from Your Next Holiday, Let Rough Guides Authors Robin Eagles, Mark Ellingham, Michael Haag, Ian Littlewood, Gordon W McLachlan, Neil Roland and Justin Wintle Lead You around Some of the World's Great Historical Sites
Magazine article by Robin Eagles, Mark Ellingham, Michael Haag, Ian Littlewood, Gordon W Mclachlan, Neil Roland, Justin Wintle; Geographical, Vol. 75, February 2003
Subjects: Travel industry--Services, Web sites--Directories
...fanciful Arabic and Byzantine influences that...brothers of the emperor in Constantinople...nurtured the last Byzantine renaissance. The...who later became Constantine XI Paleologus, the last of the Byzantine emperors. Today, several...
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newspaper articles on: Constantine XI Byzantine Emperor  - 3 results

 
 
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Choir to Visit; Children Will Perform
Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), May 18, 2006
...Music to be performed includes Byzantine chants, Latin ceremonial motets...court musician to the last Byzantine emperor, Constantine XI. Founded in 1991, Cappella...European debut in 2004 at the Byzantine Festival in London. Tickets...
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1000-1999
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, December 27, 1999
...invades England. 1068 - Chinese Emperor She-tsung nationalizes agricultural...and distribution. 1071 - Constantine the African brings Greek medicine...capture Constantinople and kill Emperor Constantine XI, ending the Byzantine Empire. 1489 - The plus sign...
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Never Short on Skill; ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), June 30, 2006
...site chosen by Constantine for his capital...fought between Constantine and the pretender...Adrianople II, in 378, Emperor Valens and the...1225, saw the Byzantine house restored...was an internal Byzantine struggle. Adrianople XI, in 1355, saw the victory of the Byzantines over the Serbs...


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encyclopedia articles on: Constantine XI Byzantine Emperor  - 7 results

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Constantine XI , Byzantine Emperor
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CONSTANTINE XI , Byzantine emperor (Constantine Palaeologus), d. 1453, last Byzantine emperor (1449...and Eastern Churches. No help came, however, and in 1453 Constantine, with some 8,000 Greeks, Venetians, and Genoese, faced...
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John VIII , Byzantine Emperor
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
JOHN VIII , Byzantine emperor (John Palaeologus), 1390 1448, Byzantine emperor (1425 48), son...When he acceded, the Byzantine Empire had been reduced...churches. His brother, Constantine XI, succeeded him in 1449...
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Rulers of the Byzantine Empire
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...RULERS OF THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE (table...Byzantine Empire Emperor (or Empress) Dates of Reign Constantine I (the Great...Heraclius 610 41 Constantine III and Heracleonas...Pogonatus 641 68 Constantine IV 668 85 Justinian...Constantine XI Palaeologus...
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Byzantine Empire
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Byzantium, which Emperor Constantine I rebuilt...of all the Byzantine emperors and the years...began with Constantine I, who also...divide the Byzantines. Revival and...Theodora , Byzantine power grew...helped the emperor to codify Roman...641 48). Constantine IV (668 85...
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Muhammad II , Ottoman Sultan
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Turkey). He completed the conquest of the Byzantine Empire by successfully storming (1453) Constantinople...the largest cannons the world had yet known. Byzantine Emperor Constantine XI fell in its defense. Muhammad moved his capital...
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