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'''Georgios Frantzis''' ([[1401]] - [[1480]]) was a [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] historian whose main work centered around the [[Fall of Constantinople]] on [[May 29]], [[1453]].

Frantzis, aka Sfrantzis, was born into nobility in [[Constantinople]], in [[1401]]. In [[1423]], he accompanied [[Ioannes Palaeologus]] to [[Peloponnesus]] where he met [[Constantine XI|Constantine Palaeologus]], the future emperor. There, he took part in several battles to recover lands for the Despot of [[Mystras]] and was injured in one such battle at [[Patra]] and taken prisoner. After Frantzis was freed, he became governor of [[Patra]] and took part in negotiations on behalf of the despot. In [[1438]] he married into the Palaeologus family eventually fathering four children.

When [[Constantine XI|Constantine Palaeologus]] became [[Byzantine Emperor]] in [[1449]], Frantzis returned to [[Constantinople]] becoming a close aide of the new emperor who entrusted him with several important diplomatic missions. When Constantinople fell on [[May 29]], [[1453]], Frantzis and his entire family was captured and taken to Sultan [[Mehmed II]] who personally killed Frantzis' son and took one of his daughters into his harem. Frantzis, himself, managed to buy his freedom the following year and left for [[Mystras]].

By [[1457]], Frantzis was living in [[Lefkada]] and the following year in [[Corfu]] where he entered a monastery. His wife entered a nunnery. While in the monastery, Frantzis wrote the Chronicon - the history of the tiem period [[1258]] - [[1477]], including the [[Fall of Constantinople]] which he witnessed first-hand.

Frantzis died in [[1480]].

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 '''Georgios Frantzis''' ([[1401]] - [[1480]]) was a [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] historian whose main work centered around the [[Fall of Constantinople]] on [[May 29]], [[1453]].
-Frantzis, aka Sfrantzis, was born into nobility in [[Constantinople]], in [[1401]]. In [[1423]], he accompanied [[Ioannes Palaeologus]] to [[Peloponnesus]] where he met [[Constantine XI|Constantine Palaeologus]], the future emperor. There, he took part in several battles to recover lands for the Despot of [[Mystras]] and was injured in one such battle at [[Patra]] and taken prisoner. After Frantzis was freed, he became governor of [[Patra]] and took part in negotiations on behalf of the despot. In [[1438]] he married into the Palaeologus family eventually fathering four children.
+Frantzis, aka Sfrantzis, was born into nobility in [[Constantinople]], in [[1401]]. In [[1423]], he accompanied Emperor [[John VIII Palaeologus]] to [[Peloponnesus]] where he met [[Constantine XI|Constantine Palaeologus]], the future emperor. There, he took part in several battles to recover lands for the Despot of [[Mystras]] and was injured in one such battle at [[Patra]] and taken prisoner. After Frantzis was freed, he became governor of [[Patra]] and took part in negotiations on behalf of the despot. In [[1438]] he married into the Palaeologus family eventually fathering four children.
 When [[Constantine XI|Constantine Palaeologus]] became [[Byzantine Emperor]] in [[1449]], Frantzis returned to [[Constantinople]] becoming a close aide of the new emperor who entrusted him with several important diplomatic missions. When Constantinople fell on [[May 29]], [[1453]], Frantzis and his entire family was captured and taken to Sultan [[Mehmed II]] who personally killed Frantzis' son and took one of his daughters into his harem. Frantzis, himself, managed to buy his freedom the following year and left for [[Mystras]].

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 When [[Constantine XI|Constantine Palaeologus]] became [[Byzantine Emperor]] in [[1449]], Frantzis returned to [[Constantinople]] becoming a close aide of the new emperor who entrusted him with several important diplomatic missions. When Constantinople fell on [[May 29]], [[1453]], Frantzis and his entire family was captured and taken to Sultan [[Mehmed II]] who personally killed Frantzis' son and took one of his daughters into his harem. Frantzis, himself, managed to buy his freedom the following year and left for [[Mystras]].
-By [[1457]], Frantzis was living in [[Lefkada]] and the following year in [[Corfu]] where he entered a monastery. His wife entered a nunnery. While in the monastery, Frantzis wrote the Chronicon - the history of the tiem period [[1258]] - [[1477]], including the [[Fall of Constantinople]] which he witnessed first-hand.
+By [[1457]], Frantzis was living in [[Lefkada]] and the following year in [[Corfu]] where he entered a monastery. His wife entered a nunnery. While in the monastery, Frantzis wrote the Chronicon - the history of the time period [[1258]] - [[1477]], including the [[Fall of Constantinople]] which he witnessed first-hand.
 Frantzis died in [[1480]].