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Demetrios Palaiologos

Type Figure Region Byzantine Empire Time 1407–1470 Also known as Demetrios Palaiologos、Demetrius Palaeologus、德米特里·巴列奥略

A Byzantine imperial family member, son of Manuel II and brother of Constantine XI, who ruled the Morea from 1449, surrendered to Sultan Mehmed II in…

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  1. 1449–1460Mistra · PeloponneseAfter Constantine XI's accession he was granted the title of Despot of the Morea, contending with his brother Thomas for control of the Peloponnese, repeatedly dealing with the Ottomans and sometimes courting the sultan; their internal strife weakened Greece's last stronghold.
  2. 1460–1470Thrace · ThraceAfter the Morea was conquered by the Ottomans in 1460, he surrendered to Mehmed II and received a fief in Thrace; later, suspected of rebellion, he was imprisoned on an island in the Sea of Marmara, where he died in 1470.

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