Theodore I Komnenos Laskaris, also rendered Lascaris, was the first emperor of Nicaea, a successor state of the Byzantine Empire, reigning from 1205 until his death. Born to an obscure aristocratic family, he was nonetheless related through his mother to the imperial Komnenos clan. He married Anna, a younger daughter of Emperor Alexios III Angelos, in 1200, and received the title of despot before 1203, a step that demonstrated his right to succeed his father in law on the throne.
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The Constantinopolitan line ended with the 1204 Fourth Crusade sack of the city; Theodore I founded the Empire of Nicaea in exile, conventionally treated as the legitimate continuation of Byzantine imperial succession.
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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John III, Theodore I's son-in-law, succeeded him as Nicaean emperor in 1222.
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1. Wikipedia: Theodore I Laskaris
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c. 1175
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November 1221 (aged c. 46)
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Theodore I Komnenos Laskaris or Lascaris (Greek: Θεόδωρος Κομνηνὸς Λάσκαρις, romanized: Theodōros Komnēnós Láskaris; c. 1175 - November 1221) was the first emperor of Nicaea-a successor state of the Byzantine Empire-from 1205 to his death.
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Other names: Theodore Komnenos Laskaris / Θεόδωρος Κομνηνὸς Λάσκαρις
Theodore I Laskaris: Gender
Theodore I Komnenos Laskaris or Lascaris (Greek: Θεόδωρος Κομνηνὸς Λάσκαρις, romanized: Theodōros Komnēnós Láskaris; c. 1175 - November 1221) was the first emperor of Nicaea-a successor state of the Byzantine Empire-from 1205 to his death.
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