Mehmet II (30 March 1432 – 3 May 1481) was the seventh Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1444 to September 1446, and from February 1451 to 1481. Using an Apple of Eden, he conquered the city of Constantinople, killed the last Byzantine Emperor, Constantine XI and brought the Byzantine Empire to its demise at the age of 21.
Mehmet is the one of sons of Murat II, father of Bayezid II, Mustafa and Cemal, grandfather of Selim I, Ahmet and Korkut, and great-grandfather of Suleiman I.
Trivia
- Mehmet is a Turkish variant of the Arabic name Muhammad, "praiseworthy."