Constantine XI Palaiologos

Constantine XI Dragases Palaiologos or Dragaš Palaeologus was the last Byzantine emperor, reigning from 1449 until his death in battle at the Fall of Constantinople in 1453. He was the fourth son of Emperor Manuel II Palaiologueos and Helena Dragaş, the daughter of Serbian ruler Konstantin Dejanović. He died unmarried on May 29, 1453, and was buried in the Church...