Demetrios Palaiologos
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Demetrios Palaiologos or Demetrius Palaeologus was Despot of the Morea together with his brother Thomas from 1449 until the fall of the despotate in 1460. Demetrios and Thomas were sons of Byzantine E
Miniature from an early 15th-century manuscript depicting Demetrios's father Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos, his mother Helena Dragaš and his three oldest brothers John (later Emperor John VIII), Theodore and Andronikos
Ruins of fortifications in Mesembria, where Demetrios ruled as despot until his attempt to usurp the throne in 1442
The Despot's Palace in Mystras, from which Demetrios ruled as Despot of the Morea
Portrait of Mehmed the Conqueror
Despotate of the Morea
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The Despotate of the Morea or Despotate of Mystras was a province of the Byzantine Empire between the mid-14th and mid-15th centuries. Its territory varied in size during its existence but eventually
Demetrios Palaiologos
…Demetrios Palaiologos or Demetrius Palaeologus (Greek: Δημήτριος Παλαιολόγος, romanized: Dēmētrios Palaiologos; 1407–1470) was Despot of the Morea together with his brother Thomas from 1449 until the fall of the despotate in 1460. Demetrios and Thomas were sons of Byzantine Emperor Manuel II…
Johannes VI. Cantacuzenos
Restored mosaic of John V Palaiologos
Τοιχογραφία απο τον τάφο του δεσπότη Θεόδωρου Α΄ Παλαιολόγου που τον αναπαριστά ως ηγεμόνα και μοναχό
Manuel II Palaiologos