Constantine XI, who ruled from 1448 to 1453, was the last Byzantine emperor.
He died fighting the Turks in the battle for Constantinople, which ended in the fall of the nearly 1,100-year-old Byzantine Empire.
Who was the last Byzantine emperor?
Constantine XI, who ruled from 1448 to 1453, was the last Byzantine emperor.
He died fighting the Turks in the battle for Constantinople, which ended in the fall of the nearly 1,100-year-old Byzantine Empire.