CHAPTER VI. TIRANT RETURNS TO CONSTANTINOPLE AND

THE GREEK EMPIRE IS COMPLETELY RESTORED 61

Tirant’s immense expedition surprises the Moorish vessels which blockade the port of Constantinople.—The Sultan and the Grand Turk sue for peace.—Tirant’s visit to the Imperial Palace.—The Emperor’s conditions of peace accepted by the Moors.—The betrothal of Tirant and Carmesina.—He is proclaimed Caesar of the Empire and successor to the imperial crown.—He sets out with a large army to accomplish the restoration of the empire.—This task completed, he starts back for Constantinople.—His death.—The despair and passing away of the Emperor and Carmesina.—Hippolyte becomes Emperor.