Palaiologos - Northeast

Round 3: Tossup 16

The last known member of an English family that claimed descent from this dynasty was a girl named Godscall. A cadet branch of this dynasty succeeded the House of Aleramici as rulers of Montferrat. A ruler from this dynasty agreed to papal primacy by signing the bull Laetentur Caeli, issued (10[1])at the Council of Florence. Cardinal Bessarion raised a princess from this dynasty before her marriage to Ivan III of Moscow. The founder (10[1])of this dynasty came (10[1])to power by blinding (10[1])John IV Laskaris, with whom he had been co-emperor of Nicaea. This dynasty’s founder Michael VIII ended the rule of the Latin Empire, while its last ruler was said to have turned to marble during a failed defense of his capital (10[1])from Mehmed II. For 10 points, name this dynasty of (10[1])Constantine XI, the last Byzantine emperor. ■END■

ANSWER: Palaiologos [or Palaiologoi; accept Palaeologue; accept Palaeologan]

<CJ, European History> | Packet D - UBC B, Oxford A, Waterloo B, CWRU A

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Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Buzzpoint	Value
Sam Kemeny	Brandeis B	Brandeis A	49	10
Megan Wang	Brown	Southern Connecticut State	72	10
Jackson Price	Dartmouth B	Yale	76	10
Surya Dinesh	MIT	Bowdoin A	80	10
Max Neal	Harvard B	Dartmouth A	123	10
Rohan Ganeshan	Harvard A	Bowdoin B	133	10

Summary

Tournament	Edition	Match	Heard	Conv. %	Neg %	Avg. Buzz
California (North)	Main Site	✓	3	67%	67%	89.50
California (South)	Main Site	✓	4	75%	25%	62.00
Florida	Main Site	✓	3	67%	0%	62.00
Great Lakes	Main Site	✓	4	50%	50%	98.50
Lower Mid-Atlantic	Main Site	✓	9	56%	11%	62.00
Midwest	Main Site	✓	9	67%	22%	72.50
Northeast	Main Site	✓	6	100%	0%	88.83
Overflow	Main Site	✓	4	100%	0%	84.75
South Central	Main Site	✓	2	100%	0%	92.00
Southeast	Main Site	✓	7	71%	14%	96.60
UK	Main Site	✓	6	83%	17%	79.20
Upper Mid-Atlantic	Main Site	✓	8	63%	25%	67.60
Upstate NY	Main Site	✓	4	75%	0%	87.00