Emperor Constantine XI (Premysloides Dynasty)

1509, as oldest son and heir of Romanos VI. When he was born, his father was already 55 years old, but he was vital and strong, so it was expected that Constantine will growth up until adulthood.

Constantine XI was versatile, ambitious, quick and kind since his child years. He was fond to other, especially toward younger siblings, but also firm in his decisions and sometimes stubborn.

As child, Constantine many times run through Imperial Palace of Constantinople and knew every secret passage, room, corridor and hall, as well as all inhabitants of Imperial Palace.

Constantine learned to speak in 2 and half years, read next year and he was able to count in five years. He was interested in fantastic tales and this interest later changed to interest in history, philosophy and society.

Since when he was 6, he had strict education and training plan. Each day, he woke up at 6:30 and went to bed at 20:30. Day by day, his education plan was different. In Monday and Wednesday, Constantine trained with firearms, swords, shields and riding on horse. In Tuesday and Thursday, he studied math, economy, law, trade, social sciences, history, philosophy and politics. In Friday, he studied art of war, military tactic, strategy, life of the military. In Saturday, under strict supervision of various educators (Nicolaus Copernicus - natural sciences, Leonardo da Vinci - arts, Michelangelo - arts and social sciences, Arcadius Palaiologos - physical training, Yusuf Osmani - military training, Pál Tomori - military strategy, Erasmus of Rotterdam - religion and humanism, William Honychurch - laws and political sciences, Janus Lascarius - Roman history and Latin, Maximus the Philosopher - Greek history, Orthodoxy and Imperial political system, Martín de Azpilcueta - commerce and economy), he take exams from his education in previous week. In Sunday, officially, he had day off, in fact, he travel through Empire from largest metropolis to smalles communes and market-towns to find out how people of Roman Empire lives. Some of his educators (Copernicus, Erasmus of Rotterdam, Martín de Azpilcueta and Janus Lascarius) later joined imperial government.

This plan was not plan of his father. His father was very liberal in education. Whole plan was prepared by Constantine himself and adjusted by scientists, educators and polymaths, who flee from Saint Atlantis universities and institutes, or already lived in Roman Empire.

In 10, he was officially declared Caesar of Roman Empire and participated on meetings of Imperial Government. Since 14, he joined Emperor Romanos VI on inspection travels and in meeting with local dignitaries and continued in his education.

In 16, he met on Sicily Ariadna Valdez, daughter of local wealthy merchant and sugar plantation owner and he began dating her, despite urges from educators, who proposed him to rather date some noble princess, or at best, foreign princess.

When he was 17, he joined construction activities on Suez Canal and was negotiator between private contractors and imperial administrative. He was assigned to overseen construction of "Northern Section" (from Búr Saíd to Alqntrh Algrbyh) and by implementing system of tender, rather than arbitrary choice of possible private contractor and company, Caesar Constantine highly improved construction efficiency and decreased costs, as well as increased construction speed.

Private company was choosen on conditions of costs, workforce, time needed to complete their tasks, organization structures, on condition of their reputation and capabilities.

He also divided "Northern Section" construction and execution in to 400 smaller projects, tasks and goals, rather than to former 10 large segments. Same steps were later implemented also in Central and Southern Section of canal construction.

On January 1527, few months before his father death, Constantine asked father to assigned Prefect of Economy Paskoje Sorkočević and Magistrate of Finances Anton Fugger with evaluation of "Tender System". Emperor approved his wish and both members of imperial government initiated research on tender system.

Reign
On July 17, 1527, Emperor Romanos VI died on stroke. Constantine, still uncoronated, but already Caesar of Empire, take first decision and ordered to bury Emperor Romanos in Egypt. He builded provisional crypt in Alexandria. Later, this crypt was changed to mausoleum and Constantine himself planned building new Imperial Palace of Alexandria here, which happend from 1531 to 1546. This was among first achievements of Emperor Constantine, as Imperial Palace of Alexandria will became new center of Alexandria and greatest royal palace in Africa and Middle East.

Constantine arrived to Constantinople on July 21 and on July 22, he was coronated by First Consul of Imperial Senate. People of Empire already knew Constantine as very wise, educated, capable and charitable, but also proud, ambitious and firm man, and so his ascension on Imperial Throne in only 18 years, was mass celebrated as foreshadow of long and prosperous reign.