Mehmet II By gracecollins_4 Mar 30, 1432 Mehmet was born in Edirne Mehmet was born in Edirne, then the capital city of the Ottoman state, on March 30, 1432. Jan 1, 1444 Mehmet asked his father if he could reclaim the thrown Jan 1, 1451 End to the Byzantine Empire Jan 1, 1456 Advance toward Eastern Europe Jan 1, 1480 Invaded Italy