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Preface Abbreviations 1 Introduction: Res Dubiae 1 A romantic vision 2 The scholars 3 A playwright 2 Ex oriente lux: Imperial impotence 1 The emperor’s father and mother 2 The beggar emperor 3 The last imperial princes 3 Fortuna imperatrix mundi: The young Turks 1 Hope and survival 2 The green years 3 Education for a prince 4 The training fields 5 The changing of the guard 6 Return to reality 4 Nil sub sole novi: The Turkish offensive 1 Porte and court 2 The era of gunpowder 3 The troublemaker 5 Morea redivivus?: The prince’s offensive 1 The boiling pot 2 The prince’s bride 3 Victory at Patras 4 Assertion of authority 5 The new map 6 Ecce homines: Emperor and regent 1 Southern intrigues 2 Northern intrigues 3 The emperor’s regent 4 A guest from the east 5 Second thoughts 7 Dux bellorum: Delusions of grandeur 1 Disgrace and inactivity 2 A state of siege 3 The warlord 4 The impregnable isle 5 Panic and horror 8 Animi cadunt: The end of an era 1 A scholar from the west 2 The revenge of the priests 3 The emperor makers 4 Emperor without crown 9 Dies irae: The crown of martyrdom 1 The emperor’s diplomatic activities 2 Imperial finances 3 A bride for the emperor 4 The fortress of doom 10 De mortuis nihil nisi bonum: Judgments 1 The emperor and the cardinal 2 The emperor and his allies 3 Heavenly wrath 4 Verdicts: The emperor under siege 11 Rex quondam rexque futurus: May 29, 1453 1 History and pseudo-history 2 Emperor and legend 3 The emperor’s grave 4 Resurrection and triumph 　 Bibliography Index