Baldwin II

E693953

Baldwin II was the last Latin Emperor of Constantinople, ruling a weakened crusader state until its fall to the Byzantines in 1261.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin Emperor of Constantinople ⓘ
crusader ruler ⓘ
medieval monarch ⓘ
alliedWith Kingdom of France ⓘ
Venetian Republic ⓘ
linked to: Republic of Venice
associatedWith Fourth Crusade legacy ⓘ
attemptedTo recover Constantinople ⓘ
birthDate 1217 ⓘ
birthName Baldwin of Courtenay ⓘ
capital Constantinople ⓘ
child Philip of Courtenay ⓘ
conflictWith Empire of Nicaea ⓘ
Michael VIII Palaiologos ⓘ
currencyPolicy pledged relics and possessions to raise funds ⓘ
deathDate 1273 ⓘ
deathPlace Naples ⓘ
dynasticClaim titular Latin Emperor after 1261 ⓘ
exileAfter 1261 ⓘ
familyName of Courtenay ⓘ
linked to: Courtenay
father Peter II of Courtenay ⓘ
givenName Baldwin ⓘ
governedDuring decline of the Latin Empire ⓘ
knownFor being the last Latin Emperor of Constantinople ⓘ
ruling a weakened crusader state ⓘ
lostCity Constantinople ⓘ
lostTerritoryTo Empire of Nicaea ⓘ
memberOf House of Courtenay ⓘ
mother Yolanda of Flanders ⓘ
linked to: Yolande of Flanders
notableEvent loss of Constantinople to the Byzantines in 1261 ⓘ
restoration of Byzantine rule under Michael VIII Palaiologos ⓘ
notableRelicPledged Crown of Thorns ⓘ
linked to: crown of thorns
positionHeld Latin Emperor of Constantinople ⓘ
predecessor Robert I, Latin Emperor ⓘ
reignEnd 1261 ⓘ
reignStart 1228 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
ruledOver Latin Empire of Constantinople ⓘ
linked to: Latin Empire
soldOrPledgedTo Louis IX of France ⓘ
soughtAssistanceFrom Papal States ⓘ
Western European powers ⓘ
spentExileIn Western Europe ⓘ
spouse Marie of Brienne ⓘ
style Imperator Constantinopolitanus ⓘ
successor Michael VIII Palaiologos ⓘ
successorStateReplacedBy restored Byzantine Empire ⓘ
title Emperor of Constantinople ⓘ
Latin Emperor ⓘ

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