that the Republic of Genoa had to deny them by sending diplomatic letters to the Chancelleries of England, France, the Duchy of Burgundy and others. Giustiniani succumbed to his wounds on 1 June, and was taken to the Genoese island of Chios. He was laid to rest at the Church of San Domenico in Pyrgi, Chios and although his tomb is lost (possibly from the 1881 earthquake), several descriptions survive. Portrayals Giustiniani is played by Kemal Ergünenç in the Turkish film İstanbul'un Fethi (1951) Cengiz Coşkun plays Giustiniani in the Turkish film Fetih 1453 (2012). In the film, he is killed by Ulubatlı Hasan (İbrahim Çelikkol) during the last day in the siege of Constantinople. He appears as a major character in Mika Waltari's novel The Dark Angel He appears as a major character in the historical novel Porphyry and Ash by Peter Sandham He is portrayed by Birkan Sokullu in the Turkish historical docuseries Rise of Empires: Ottoman (2020) See also Fall of Constantinople References 1418 births 1453 deaths 15th-century Byzantine military personnel 15th-century Genoese people Italian soldiers Byzantine generals Giovanni People from Chios People of the Byzantine–Ottoman wars Protostratores Fall of Constantinople