Henry of Flanders
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Henry of Flanders was Latin emperor of Constantinople from 1206 until his death in 1216. He was one of the leaders of the Fourth Crusade in which the Byzantine Empire was conquered and Latin Empire fo
Seal of Henry of Flanders
Baldwin I, Latin Emperor
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Baldwin I was the first Emperor of the Latin Empire of Constantinople; Count of Flanders from 1194 to 1205 and Count of Hainaut from 1195 to 1205. Baldwin was one of the most prominent leaders of the
Henry of Flanders
…crusade leader), Doge Enrico Dandolo (leader of the Venetians), Louis of Blois (one of the first nobles to take the cross), and Henry's own brother, Baldwin IX of Flanders, who controlled the largest division. During the 1204 siege, Henry led a chevauchée expedition to gain supplies and raided a castle in Philia, near the…
Baldwin I of Constantinople
Silver 'maille' (half-denarius or petit denier) struck at Ypres under Baldwin IX
Seal of Baldwin as emperor
Baldwin's Tower in the Tsarevets castle, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria