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Constantine Laskaris

Also Known As Constantine XI
Monarchs and Rulers

Constantine Laskaris may have been Byzantine emperor for a few months from 1204 into early 1205; his source is honestly hedged on whether his brief reign is historical fact. He is sometimes called Constantine XI, a numeral now usually reserved for the later Constantine Palaiologos.

Facts
Disputed
Role
Byzantine Emperor (disputed reign) 1
Wikipedia infobox marks the reign itself as disputed and the lead hedges with may have been.
Role (category)
Monarch / Royalty 1
Category derived from this entry's own free-text property; the source property's own status (debated) carries whatever is unresolved, this derived category fact makes no further claim beyond bucketing that same text.
Open Questions
Death Year
1205 1
Article states nothing more is heard of him after the Battle of Adramyttion and his fate is presumed, not confirmed; infobox gives c. 1205 as an estimate only.
Classification
Gender
Male 1
Birth Year
1170 1
Birthplace
Constantinople 1
Connections

In Era

The Post-Classical and Medieval Period, Eras

Related To

Theodore I Laskaris, Historical Figures

Why this is disputed. Constantine Laskaris, Theodore I's brother, may have been briefly proclaimed emperor amid the chaos of the 1204 fall of Constantinople before fleeing; sources hedge on whether this reign is historical fact.

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Originated In

Istanbul

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject originated.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Constantine Laskaris
  • Infobox, Born row (year)
    Born: 1170, Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey)
  • Infobox, Born row (place)
    Born: 1170, Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey)
  • Battle of Adramyttion aftermath section
    Nothing more is heard of Constantine Laskaris after this battle, so it is presumed that he either perished in the defeat, or was captured.
  • Lead paragraph
    Constantine Laskaris (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Κομνηνὸς Λάσκαρις, romanized: Kōnstantīnos Komnēnós Láskaris) may have been Byzantine Emperor for a few months from 1204 to early 1205.
  • Naming section
    He is sometimes called 'Constantine XI', a numeral now usually reserved for Constantine Palaiologos.
  • Constantine Laskaris: Gender
    Constantine Laskaris may have been Byzantine emperor for a few months from 1204 into early 1205; his source is honestly hedged on whether his brief reign is historical fact.
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Wikidata: Constantine Laskaris
Wikidata Q37092, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source

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