Latin Empire
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The Latin Empire, also referred to as the Latin Empire of Constantinople or the Constantinopolitan Empire, was a feudal Crusader state founded by the leaders of the Fourth Crusade on lands captured fr
Seal of Philip of Courtenay, Latin Emperor in exile 1273–1283. His title in the seal is Dei gratia imperator Romaniae et semper augustus ("By the Grace of God, Emperor of Romania, ever august").
A 19th century tomb marker of the probable location of the tomb of Enrico Dandolo, the leader of the Fourth Crusade and Doge of Venice, inside the Hagia Sophia
Capture of Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade in 1204.
Baldwin II, Latin Emperor
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Baldwin of Courtenay, also known as Baldwin II, was the last Latin emperor ruling in Constantinople. He was the only Latin emperor born in Constantinople.
Latin Empire
…Eventually, the Nicene Empire recovered Constantinople and restored the Byzantine Empire under Michael VIII Palaiologos in 1261. The last Latin emperor, Baldwin II, went into exile, but the imperial title survived, with several pretenders to it, until the 14th century. The term "Latin Empire" was not contemporary…
Seal of Baldwin II
The Holy Crown of Jesus Christ was bought by Louis IX from Baldwin II. It was preserved in a 19th-century reliquary in Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris, until recently relocating to the Louvre after the 2019 fire.