Constantine XI Palaiologos

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Constantine XI Palaiologos
Emperor of the Romans
Byzantine emperor
Reign	6 January 1449-29 May 1453
Predecessor	John VIII Palaiologos
Successor	Thomas Palaiologos (as despot of the Morea)
Born	1405
Died	May 29, 1453 (or May 30)
Spouse	Maria
Regnal name Basileus Konstantinos Dragases Palaiologos

Constantine XI Dragases Palaiologos or Dragaš Palaeologus (Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος Δραγάσης Παλαιολόγος, Kōnstantînos Dragásēs Palaiológos; 8 February 1405 – 29 May 1453) was the last Byzantine emperor, started in 1449 until he died in the Fall of Constantinople. His death marked the end of the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire) and of the Roman Empire, founded by Augustus almost 1,500 years earlier.