Andreas Palaiologos
Prince of the Palaiologos dynasty · Lived 1453 to 1502 · aged 49
Andreas Palaiologos, sometimes anglicized to Andrew Palaeologus, was the eldest son of Thomas Palaiologos, Despot of the Morea. Thomas was a brother of Constantine XI Palaiologos, the final Byzantine emperor.
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Seal of Andreas with the inscription "Andreas Palaiologos, by the grace of God, Despot of the Romans"
Andreas Palaiologos during his visit to Moscow, as depicted in a 16th-century Russian chronicle
Map of the Ottoman Empire and its vassal states at the time of Andreas's invasion plans, in 1481
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The French troops and artillery of Charles VIII entering Naples in 1495![Detail Pinturicchio's St Catherine's Disputation (1491) in the Hall of the Saints in the Borgia Apartments, Vatican Palace. The turbaned figure to the right is Cem Sultan and the figure in the foreground to the left is probably Andreas.[1]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/St_Catherine_Disputation_-_Andreas_and_Cem.png/500px-St_Catherine_Disputation_-_Andreas_and_Cem.png)
Detail Pinturicchio's St Catherine's Disputation (1491) in the Hall of the Saints in the Borgia Apartments, Vatican Palace. The turbaned figure to the right is Cem Sultan and the figure in the foreground to the left is probably Andreas.[1]
16th-century depiction in a Russian chronicle of Andreas's visit to his sister. Andreas is the standing crowned figure in the center.About this person
After his father's death in 1465, Andreas was recognized as the titular Despot of the Morea and from 1483 onwards, he also claimed the title "Emperor of Constantinople".