who is Constantine XI Palaiologos?
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Helena Dragaš Helena Dragaš (Serbian: Јелена Драгаш, "Jelena Dragaš" , Greek: , "Elenē Dragasē"; c. 1372 – 23 March 1450) was the empress consort of Byzantine emperor Manuel II Palaiologos and mother of the last two emperors, John VIII Palaiologos and Constantine XI Palaiologos. Later in life she became a nun. She is venerated as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church under her monastic name, as Saint (Ὑπομονὴ ), translated in English as "Saint Patience".
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Constantine XI Palaiologos Constantine XI Dragases Palaiologos, Latinized as Palaeologus (Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος ΙΑ' Δραγάσης Παλαιολόγος , "Kōnstantinos XI Dragasēs Palaiologos", Serbian: Константин XI Драгаш Палеолог, "Konstantin XI Dragaš Paleolog" ; 8 February 1405 – 29 May 1453) was the last reigning Byzantine Emperor, reigning as a member of the Palaiologos dynasty from 1449 to his death in battle at the fall of Constantinople. Following his death, he became a legendary figure in Greek folklore as the "Marble Emperor" who would awaken and recover the Empire and Constantinople from the Ottomans. His death marked the end of the Roman Empire, which had continued in the East for 977 years after the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
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Constantine and the Cross Constantine and the Cross (AKA: Costantino il grande) is a 1961 historical drama film about the early career of the emperor Constantine, who first legalized and then adopted Christianity in the early 4th century. The fictionalised film only stretches as far into his life as the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in AD 312.
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Alexandros Mavrokordatos Alexandros Mavrokordatos (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Μαυροκορδάτος ; February 11, 1791August 18, 1865) was a Greek statesman and member of the Mavrocordatos family of Phanariotes.
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Justin Constantine Justin Constantine is a retired lieutenant colonel in the United States Marine Corps and a former attorney. He deployed to Iraq as a Civil Affairs officer attached to a Marine infantry battalion for Operation Iraqi Freedom. He is now an inspirational speaker, author, corporate coach and leadership consultant.
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Bagrat, son of Constantine I of Georgia Prince Bagrat (Georgian: ბაგრატი ) was a Georgian royal prince ("batonishvili") of the Bagrationi dynasty.
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Constantine VI of Constantinople Constantine VI (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος ΣΤ΄ ; 1859 – November 28, 1930) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from December 17, 1924 till January 30, 1925, for 43 days. He served as a locum tenens following the death of Patriarch Gregory VII in 1924.
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Michael Constantine Michael Constantine (born May 22, 1927) is an American actor of Greek descent.
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Theodore Skoutariotes Theodore Skoutariotes (Greek: Θεόδωρος Σκουταριώτης ) was a Byzantine cleric and official during the reign of Michael VIII Palaiologos (r. 1259–1282).
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Michael Palaiologos Michael Palaiologos or Michael Palaeologus (Greek: Μιχαήλ Παλαιολόγος ) may refer to:
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Helena Palaiologina (disambiguation) Helena Palaiologina was Queen consort of Cyprus (1428–1458); daughter of Theodore II Palaiologos.
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Prince Constantine Constantinovich of Russia Prince Constantine Constantinovich of Russia ("Константин Константинович"; 1 January 1891 – 18 July 1918), nicknamed Kostya by the family, was the fourth child of Grand Duke Constantine Constantinovich of Russia by his wife Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mavrikievna of Russia.
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Gregory VI of Constantinople Gregory VI (Greek: Γρηγόριος ΣΤ΄), baptismal name Georgios Fourtouniadis (Greek: Γεώργιος Φουρτουνιάδης; March 1, 1798 - June 8, 1881) was Ecumenical Patriarch in the periods 1835-1840 and 1867-1871.
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Constantine II of Kakheti Constantine II (Georgian: კონსტანტინე II ) (died December 28, 1732) also known as Mahmād Qulī Khān (მაჰმად ყული-ხანი) in Iran, was a king of Kakheti in eastern Georgia of the Bagrationi Dynasty from 1722 to 1732.
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Constantine II, King of Armenia Constantine II (Armenian: Կոստանդին Բ ), (also Constantine IV; Western Armenian transliteration: "Gosdantin" or "Kostantine"; died 17 April 1344), born Guy de Lusignan, was elected the first Latin King of Armenian Cilicia of the Poitiers-Lusignan dynasty, ruling from 1342 until his death in 1344.
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Theophilos Palaiologos Theophilos Palaiologos (Greek: Θεόφιλος Παλαιολόγος ; died 1453) was the cousin of emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos and a commander during the Fall of Constantinople. Known as a grammarist, humanist, and mathematician, he died in the final battle alongside the emperor.
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Constantine (Algeria) "Not to be confused with Constantinople, the historical city from 330 to 1453 in Thrace, now Istanbul, Turkey."
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Constantine Kalamanos Constantine Kalamanos or Coloman (1137/1145-after 1173) was a Byzantine governor of Cilicia.
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John VII Palaiologos John VII Palaiologos or Palaeologus (Greek: , "Iōannēs Z' Palaiologos"; 1370 – 22 September 1408) was Byzantine Emperor for five months in 1390. While he was Emperor, there is evidence showing he used the name Andronikos, after his father, although when he was regent during his brother's absence in the West, he governed in his birth name.
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Michael Palaiologos (son of John V) Michael Palaiologos (Greek: Μιχαήλ Παλαιολόγος ; died 1376/77) was a son of Byzantine emperor John V Palaiologos (reigned 1341–1391), governor of Mesembria and claimant of the Empire of Trebizond.
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Constantine of Gaeta Constantine was the first known Hypatus of Gaeta from 839 or thereabouts until he disappears from records abruptly in 866. From the abruptness of his disappearance, he is often supposed to have been deposed violently by his successor Docibilis I.
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Constantine VIII Constantine VIII (Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος Η΄ , "Kōnstantinos VIII") (960 – 11 November 1028) was reigning Byzantine Emperor from 15 December 1025 until his death in 1028. He was the son of the Emperor Romanos II and Theophano, and the younger brother of the eminent Basil II, who died childless and thus left the rule of the Byzantine Empire in his hands.