The Latin Emperor was the ruler of the

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, the historiographical convention for the Crusader realm, established in

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after the

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(1204) and lasting until the city was recovered by the

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in 1261. Its name derives from its

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and Western European ("

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") nature. The empire, whose official name was ''Imperium Romaniae'' (

: "Empire of

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"), claimed the direct heritage of the

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, which had most of its lands taken and partitioned by the crusaders. This claim however was disputed by the Byzantine Greek successor states, the

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, the

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and the

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. Out of these three, the Nicaeans succeeded in displacing the Latin emperors in 1261 and restored the

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Latin emperors of Constantinople, 1204–1261

Latin emperors of Constantinople in exile, 1261–1383

*Baldwin II (1261–1273), in exile from Constantinople * Philip I (1273–1283), his son * Catherine I (1283–1307), his daughter, with... *

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(1301–1307), her husband *

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(1307–1346), their daughter, with... * Philip II (1313–1331), her husband * Robert II (1346–1364), their son * Philip III (1364–1373), his brother * James (1373–1383), his nephew James of Baux willed his titular claims to Duke

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, also claimant to the throne of

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, but Louis and his descendants never used the title.

References

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Latin emperors of Constantinople, 1204–1261

Latin emperors of Constantinople in exile, 1261–1383

See also

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