Partition of the Byzantine Empire

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The Partition of the Byzantine Empire was the post-Fourth Crusade division of Byzantine territories among Western European crusaders and Venice, leading to the creation of several Latin states in former Byzantine lands.

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Partition of the Byzantine Empire canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
territorial partition ⓘ
after sack of Constantinople in 1204 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Partitio Romaniae ⓘ
Partition of Romania (medieval sense) ⓘ
appliesToTerritorialJurisdiction Byzantine Empire ⓘ
basedOn Partitio terrarum imperii Romaniae ⓘ
cause capture of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade ⓘ
overthrow of the Byzantine emperor Alexios V Doukas ⓘ
country Duchy of Athens ⓘ
Duchy of the Archipelago ⓘ
Kingdom of Thessalonica ⓘ
Latin Empire ⓘ
Principality of Achaea ⓘ
describedIn Byzantine chronicles ⓘ
medieval Latin charters ⓘ
effectOn Byzantine aristocracy ⓘ
trade dominance of Venice in the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
follows Fourth Crusade ⓘ
hasConsequence creation of the Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
creation of the Empire of Nicaea ⓘ
creation of the Empire of Trebizond ⓘ
hasPart Venetian acquisition of territories in Constantinople ⓘ
Venetian acquisition of territories in the Aegean ⓘ
creation of the Duchy of Athens ⓘ
creation of the Duchy of the Archipelago ⓘ
creation of the Kingdom of Thessalonica ⓘ
creation of the Latin Empire ⓘ
creation of the Principality of Achaea ⓘ
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages ⓘ
location Aegean Sea region ⓘ
Asia Minor ⓘ
Balkans ⓘ
Constantinople ⓘ
participant Latin barons of the Fourth Crusade ⓘ
Republic of Venice ⓘ
Venetian Doge Enrico Dandolo ⓘ
linked to: Enrico Dandolo

Western European crusaders ⓘ
pointInTime 1204 ⓘ
result Latin domination of Constantinople ⓘ
dissolution of Byzantine control over much of its territory ⓘ
establishment of Latin states in former Byzantine lands ⓘ
rise of Byzantine successor states ⓘ
weakening of Byzantine political unity ⓘ
significantEvent allocation of lands to the Latin emperor ⓘ
allocation of three-eighths of the empire to Venice ⓘ
distribution of fiefs among crusader leaders ⓘ
topic Byzantine–Latin relations ⓘ
Crusades ⓘ

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Duchy of Athens → establishedAfter → Partition of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Demetrius of Montferrat → associatedWithEvent → Partition of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ