Baldwin II of Constantinople

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Baldwin II of Constantinople was the last Latin emperor of Constantinople, whose troubled reign was marked by financial hardship, territorial losses, and the eventual fall of the Latin Empire in 1261.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin Emperor of Constantinople ⓘ
medieval monarch ⓘ
alliedWith Papal States ⓘ
Venice ⓘ
birthDate 1217 ⓘ
birthPlace Constantinople ⓘ
capital Constantinople ⓘ
child Philip I of Courtenay ⓘ
contemporaryOf John III Doukas Vatatzes ⓘ
Michael VIII Palaiologos ⓘ
coronationDate 15 April 1240 ⓘ
coronationPlace Constantinople ⓘ
coRuler John of Brienne ⓘ
countryRuled Latin Empire ⓘ
deathDate 1273 ⓘ
1274 ⓘ
deathPlace Italy ⓘ
era 13th century ⓘ
father Peter II of Courtenay ⓘ
givenName Baldwin ⓘ
governedWith John of Brienne ⓘ
historicalPeriod Late Crusader States period ⓘ
linked to: Crusader states
knownFor extensive fundraising tours in Western Europe ⓘ
financial hardship during his reign ⓘ
lostTerritoryTo Empire of Nicaea ⓘ
minorityRegency John of Brienne ⓘ
mother Yolanda of Flanders ⓘ
linked to: Yolande of Flanders
nobleFamily House of Courtenay ⓘ
notableEvent Fall of Constantinople to Michael VIII Palaiologos in 1261 ⓘ
pledgedAsCollateral Crown of Thorns ⓘ
linked to: crown of thorns
predecessor Robert I of Courtenay ⓘ
regnalName Baldwin II ⓘ
reignEnd 1261 ⓘ
reignStart 1228 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residedInExile Italy ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
soldRelicTo Louis IX of France ⓘ
soughtAidFrom Western European princes ⓘ
spouse Marie of Brienne ⓘ
struggledAgainst Empire of Nicaea ⓘ
Second Bulgarian Empire ⓘ
style Emperor of Constantinople ⓘ
succeededByAsLatinClaimant Philip I of Courtenay ⓘ
successor Michael VIII Palaiologos ⓘ
title Emperor of the Latin Empire ⓘ
Latin Emperor of Constantinople ⓘ
wasLastRulerOf Latin Empire ⓘ

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Latin Empire → ruler → Baldwin II of Constantinople ⓘ
Latin Empire → lastRuler → Baldwin II of Constantinople ⓘ
Imperium Romaniae → notableRuler → Baldwin II of Constantinople ⓘ
Robert I of Courtenay → successor → Baldwin II of Constantinople ⓘ
Robert I of Courtenay → sibling → Baldwin II of Constantinople ⓘ
Empire of Romania → ruler → Baldwin II of Constantinople ⓘ
Yolande of Flanders → child → Baldwin II, Latin Emperor ⓘ
linked to: Baldwin II of Constantinople
Latin Emperor → notableHolder → Baldwin II of Constantinople ⓘ
Latin Emperor → lastHolder → Baldwin II of Constantinople ⓘ
Latin Emperor of Constantinople → lastHolder → Baldwin II of Constantinople ⓘ
Robert I, Latin Emperor → successor → Baldwin II of Constantinople ⓘ
Robert I, Latin Emperor → sibling → Baldwin II of Constantinople ⓘ
Marie of Courtenay → sibling → Baldwin II, Latin Emperor ⓘ
linked to: Baldwin II of Constantinople
Yolanda of Courtenay → relative → Baldwin II, Latin Emperor ⓘ
linked to: Baldwin II of Constantinople
Catherine of Courtenay → grandfather → Baldwin II of Constantinople ⓘ
John of Brienne → coRuler → Baldwin II of Constantinople ⓘ
John of Brienne → succeededBy → Baldwin II of Constantinople (as sole Latin Emperor) ⓘ
linked to: Baldwin II of Constantinople
Marie of Brienne → spouse → Baldwin II of Constantinople ⓘ
Philip I of Courtenay → father → Baldwin II, Latin Emperor ⓘ
linked to: Baldwin II of Constantinople
Philip I of Courtenay → predecessor → Baldwin II, Latin Emperor ⓘ
linked to: Baldwin II of Constantinople