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Name: Constantine XI Brief biography: The last Byzantine Emperor, 1449-1453. Nationality: Byzantine Occupation: Emperor Date of birth: 1405 Place of birth: Istanbul Period of rule: 1449-1453 Date of death: 1453 Place of death: Istanbul |
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Constantine succeeded to the throne after the death of his brother, John VIII in 1449. Byzantium was by this point reduced to just Constantinople, its environs, and a few pieces of land in the Morea. He died during the Ottoman siege of Constantinople in 1453. |
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