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'''Konstantinos XI Dragases Palaiologos''' (8 February 1404 - 29 May 1453), commonly known as '''Constantine XI Palaiologos''', was the Despot of Morea, the last [[Byzantines|Byzantine Emperor]], and a member of the [[Templars|Templar Order]]. | '''Konstantinos XI Dragases Palaiologos''' (8 February 1404 - 29 May 1453), commonly known as '''Constantine XI Palaiologos''', was the Despot of Morea, the last [[Byzantines|Byzantine Emperor]], and a member of the [[Templars|Templar Order]]. | ||
He was also the uncle of [[Andreas Palaiologos|Andreas]] and [[Manuel Palaiologos]], the latter of which would go on to attempt a resurgence of the Byzantine Empire. | He was also the uncle of [[Andreas Palaiologos|Andreas]] and [[Manuel Palaiologos]], the latter of which who would go on to attempt a resurgence of the Byzantine Empire. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
According to [[Yusuf Tazim]], Constantine was a Templar who had [[Assassins]] in [[Constantinople]] and what composed the Byzantine Empire systematically captured and executed over the course of his 5 year reign. | According to [[Yusuf Tazim]], Constantine was a Templar who had [[Assassins]] in [[Constantinople]] and what composed the Byzantine Empire systematically captured and executed over the course of his 5 year reign. | ||
As the Emperor, he spearheaded the {{Wiki|Fall of Constantinople|final defense}} of Constantinople against the [[Ottomans|Ottoman Empire]] in 1453, and managed to hold the city for 54 days before Ottoman cannons finally breached the city's walls in | As the Emperor, he spearheaded the {{Wiki|Fall of Constantinople|final defense}} of Constantinople against the [[Ottomans|Ottoman Empire]] in 1453, and managed to hold the city for 54 days before Ottoman cannons finally breached the city's walls in two places on 29th May of the same year. | ||
After holding {{Wiki|Mass}} for one last time in Blachernae Palace with his generals, Constantine waited for the final attack. When it came, he tore off his Imperial regalia and led his men in a desperate last defense of the city, though he would later die in the attack and was presumably buried in a mass grave as his body was never identified.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]</ref> The Ottoman Sultan at the time, [[Mehmed II]], was said to have been successful in taking Constantinople, due to his possession of an [[Ezio's Apple of Eden|Apple of Eden]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Recollection]]</ref> | After holding {{Wiki|Mass}} for one last time in Blachernae Palace with his generals, Constantine waited for the final attack. When it came, he tore off his Imperial regalia and led his men in a desperate last defense of the city, though he would later die in the attack and was presumably buried in a mass grave, as his body was never identified.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]</ref> The Ottoman Sultan at the time, [[Mehmed II]], was said to have been successful in taking Constantinople, due to his possession of an [[Ezio's Apple of Eden|Apple of Eden]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Recollection]]</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 22:32, 29 November 2012
Konstantinos XI Dragases Palaiologos (8 February 1404 - 29 May 1453), commonly known as Constantine XI Palaiologos, was the Despot of Morea, the last Byzantine Emperor, and a member of the Templar Order.
He was also the uncle of Andreas and Manuel Palaiologos, the latter of which who would go on to attempt a resurgence of the Byzantine Empire.
History
According to Yusuf Tazim, Constantine was a Templar who had Assassins in Constantinople and what composed the Byzantine Empire systematically captured and executed over the course of his 5 year reign.
As the Emperor, he spearheaded the final defense of Constantinople against the Ottoman Empire in 1453, and managed to hold the city for 54 days before Ottoman cannons finally breached the city's walls in two places on 29th May of the same year.
After holding Mass for one last time in Blachernae Palace with his generals, Constantine waited for the final attack. When it came, he tore off his Imperial regalia and led his men in a desperate last defense of the city, though he would later die in the attack and was presumably buried in a mass grave, as his body was never identified.[1] The Ottoman Sultan at the time, Mehmed II, was said to have been successful in taking Constantinople, due to his possession of an Apple of Eden.[2]