Palaeologus
Americannoun
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Perhaps twenty thousand people were left to defend it, including the last Byzantine emperor, Constantine XI Palaeologus, who died fighting for his city.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
When Mohammed II in 1453 wrested Constantinople from the last of the Caesars, Constantine XI Palaeologus, he barely missed capturing the papal ambassador, Cardinal Isidore of Russia, as an extra prize.
From Time Magazine Archive
In 1261 Constantinople was captured by Michael Palaeologus, and Baldwin's rule came to an end.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various
S. Maria delle Grazie contains the tomb of Bianca Palaeologus, wife of Duke Charles I. of Savoy, at whose court Bayard was brought up.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various
Palaeologus, 128, 141, 263, 275, 299, 303Baldwin I., 214Baldwin II.,
From Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture by Van Millingen, Alexander
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