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|birth = 1455<br />
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'''Manuel Palaiologos''' (1455 – 1512) was an heir to the Byzantine throne at the time of the collapse of the [[Byzantines|Byzantine Empire]]. Following its breakdown, he surrendered his claim to the throne in exchange for a comfortable life as an [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] subject.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
===Early life===<br />
Manuel Palaiologos was born in 1455, two years after the [[wikipedia:Fall of Constantinople|Fall of Constantinople]], as an heir to the Byzantine throne. He lived with his family in [[wikipedia:Morea|Morea]], but they fled in 1460 to [[wikipedia:Corfu|Corfu]]. The family later travelled to [[Rome]], where his father, [[wikipedia:Thomas Palaiologos|Thomas Palaiologos]], was recognised as the Byzantine Emperor.<ref name="Wikipedia">[[wikipedia:Manuel Palaiologos|Manuel Palaiologos]]</ref><br />
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===Life in Constantinople===<br />
Under Sultan [[Bayezid II]]'s rule, he returned to [[Constantinople]], where he received a pension in exchange for his rights to the Byzantine throne.<ref>''GameInformer'', June 2011 edition.</ref> Here he had two sons, Ioannes and Andreas, and lived a luxurious life.<ref name="Wikipedia"/><br />
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In 1511, remnants of the Byzantine Empire, who were secretly [[Templars]], aimed to remove the Ottomans from power and resurrect their empire. It was unclear to the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]] whether or not Palaiologos was siding with the Templars, and thus the [[Grand Master of the Assassin Order|Mentor]] of the Assassins, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], tasked himself with finding out about his true allegiance.<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/05/17/the-characters-of-assassin-s-creed-revelations.aspx?PostPageIndex=2 ''GameInformer'': The Characters Of Assassin's Creed Revelations]</ref><br />
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===Later life===<br />
Manuel Palaiologos died in 1512 of unknown circumstances.<ref name="Wikipedia"/><br />
==Gallery==<br />
<gallery captionalign="left"><br />
EzioManuel.jpg|Manuel being hunted by [[Ezio Auditore]].<br />
ACR playing cards Manuel.jpeg|A playing card.<br />
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