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.
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RoleByzantine Emperor (disputed reign) 1 Wikipedia infobox marks the reign itself as disputed and the lead hedges with may have been. Role (category)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 YearArticle 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. Connections
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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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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.
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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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