Constantine XI Palaiologos
Constantine was the last Christian ruler of Constantinople. He became known in later Greek folklore as the Marble Emperor (, romanized: Marmaromenos Vasileus, lit. 'Emperor/King turned into Marble'), reflecting a popular legend which endured for centuries that Constantine had not actually died, but had been rescued by an angel and turned into marble, hidden beneath the Golden Gate of Constantinople awaiting a call from God to be restored to life and reconquer both the city and the old empire.