Are there any descendants of Palaiologos?

Descendants of the Palaiologoi emperors have survived through the centuries in the female line (matrilineally). Thomas Palaiologos had two daughters: Helena Palaiologina (1431–1473) and Zoe Palaiologina ( c. 1449–1503).

What happened to Palaiologos?

Their rule of the empire continued until 1453, when Ottoman sultan Mehmed the Conqueror conquered Constantinople and the final Palaiologan emperor, Constantine XI Palaiologos, died in the city’s defense.

Did Constantine XI have children?

Marriages. Constantine XI married twice: the first time on 1 July 1428 to Theodora Tocco, niece of Carlo I Tocco of Epirus, who died in November 1429; the second time to Caterina Gattilusio, daughter of Dorino of Lesbos, who also died, during childbirth, in 1442. He had no children by either marriage.

What happened to the Byzantine royal family?

A short answer is that the male line descendants died out in a few generations as far as is known, but several Palaiologos princesses married into other families and their descendants lasted after the last known male lineage descendants of the Palaiologos dynasty.

Do Byzantines still exist?

With the fall of its once-mighty capital, the Byzantine Empire crumbled after more than 1,100 years in existence.

Where is Constantine buried?

the temple of the Holy Apostles
The most likely explanation is that for the first two years after the Fall of Constantinople, the Patriarch took refuge in the temple of the Holy Apostles, which he used as its seat, and the last emperor was buried there.

Where is Constantine’s body?

He died in 337 A.D. in Constantinople, and was buried there in the only finished Church in his new designer city, the capitol of the Roman Empire, which was the Church of the Twelve Apostles.

What happened to Constantine XI body?

The body of the emperor was tragically never found after the fall of the city, and his grave was never discovered. Legend has it that Constantine XI Paleologos did not die at the hands of the Ottomans, but rather, he turned to stone, unable to bear to look at the beloved seat of his empire falling to the enemy.

Do the Byzantines still exist?

What is the origin of the Palaiologos family?

The origins of the Palaiologos family are unclear. According to several later oral traditions, the family had originated in Italy, supposedly in the city of Viterbo. As per this version, the family name Palaiologos ( Palaios logos, lit. “old word”) was a Greek translation of vetus verbum, a dubious etymology of Viterbo.

What was Michael VIII Palaiologos’s full name?

For instance, Michael VIII Palaiologos’s full name was Michael Komnenos Doukas Angelos Palaiologos. Michael Palaiologos, born in 1223, was the son of Andronikos Palaiologos, megas domestikos in the Empire of Nicaea.

Who was the first ancestor of Theodora Palaiologina?

The first certain ancestor is one Andronikos Dukas Komnenos Palaiologos, Gov of Thessalonica, +after 1246; m.his cousin Theodora Palaiologina; they had issue: A1. MICHAÉL VIII Dukas Komnenos Palaiologos, Emperor of Byzantium (1259-82), *1224/5, +1282; m.1253 Theodora Dukaina Batatzaina (*1240 +1303) B2.

What happened to the Palaiologoi after 1453?

Their rule of the empire continued until 1453, when Ottoman sultan Mehmed the Conqueror conquered Constantinople and the final Palaiologan emperor, Constantine XI Palaiologos, died in the city’s defense. During their rule as emperors, the Palaiologoi were not well-liked by their subjects, mostly on account of their religious policy.