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  2. Byzantine Empire under the Palaiologos dynasty - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The Byzantine Empire was ruled by the Palaiologos dynasty in the period between 1261 and 1453, from the restoration of Byzantine rule to Constantinople by the usurper Michael VIII Palaiologos following its recapture from the Latin Empire, founded after the Fourth Crusade (1204), up to the Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire.

  3. Palaiologos - Wikipedia

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    The House of Palaiologos (pl. Palaiologoi; Greek: Παλαιολόγος, pl. Παλαιολόγοι, female version Palaiologina; Greek: Παλαιολογίνα), also found in English-language literature as Palaeologus or Palaeologue, was a Byzantine Greek noble family that rose to power and produced the last and longest-ruling dynasty in ...

  4. Reconquest of Constantinople - Wikipedia

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    The Reconquest of Constantinople was the recapture of the city of Constantinople in 1261 CE by the forces led by Alexios Strategopoulos of the Empire of Nicaea from Latin occupation, leading to the re-establishment of the Byzantine Empire under the Palaiologos dynasty, after an interval of 57 years where the city had been made the capital of the occupying Latin Empire that had been installed ...

  5. Constantine XI Palaiologos - Wikipedia

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    Constantine XI Dragases Palaiologos or Dragaš Palaeologus ( Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος Δραγάσης Παλαιολόγος, Kōnstantînos Dragásēs Palaiológos; 8 February 1404 – 29 May 1453) was the last Roman/Byzantine emperor, reigning from 1449 until his death in battle at the Fall of Constantinople in 1453. Constantine's ...

  6. Palaeologan Renaissance - Wikipedia

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    The Palaeologan Renaissance or Palaiologan Renaissance is the final period in the development of Byzantine art. Coinciding with the reign of the Palaiologoi, the last dynasty to rule the Byzantine Empire (1261–1453), it was an attempt to restore Byzantine self-confidence and cultural prestige after the empire had endured a long period of ...

  7. List of Byzantine emperors - Wikipedia

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    Became sole emperor after deposing John IV on 25 December 1261. Andronikos II Palaiologos Ἀνδρόνικος Παλαιολόγος: 11 December 1282 – 24 May 1328 (45 years, 5 months and 13 days) Son of Michael VIII, born on 25 March 1259. Named co-emperor in 1261, crowned in 1272, he succeeded as sole emperor on Michael's death.

  8. Laskaris - Wikipedia

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    Laskaris. The House of Laskaris ( Greek: Λάσκαρις, later Λάσκαρης; feminine form Laskarina; Greek: Λασκαρίνα ), Latinized as Lascaris, was a Byzantine Greek noble family which rose to prominence during the late Byzantine period. The members of the family formed the ruling dynasty of the Empire of Nicaea, a Byzantine ...

  9. Constantine Palaiologos (son of Michael VIII) - Wikipedia

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    Constantine Palaiologos (middle) with his father and mother The northern facade of the Palace of the Porphyrogenitus. Constantine Palaiologos or Palaeologus (Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος Παλαιολόγος; 1261 – 5 May 1306) was a Byzantine prince of the Palaiologos dynasty, who also served as a general in the wars against the Serbs ...