was the second son of the emperor Manuel II of Paleologos. In October 1443, he was named Despot of Mystras. He fought the Venetians who wanted to occupy the Peloponnese and built strong fortresses around many cities. He was married twice. Unfortunately, both his marriages lasted for a year each and both his wives died in the birth giving.
Constantine Paleologos was crowned emperor of Byzantium in the cathedral of Agios Demetrios in Mystras in January, 1449 and in March, 1449 he went to Constantinople to rule the entire empire.
He died on May, 29, 1453 defending Constantinople from the Turks. The capital of the Byzantine Empire may had fallen to the Turks, but the Greeks still commemorate him as a king who fought to the death for his people and remains the symbol of the whole Byzantine Era. |
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