Baldwin II of Constantinople

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Baldwin II of Constantinople was the last Latin emperor of Constantinople, whose troubled reign was marked by financial hardship, territorial losses, and the eventual fall of the Latin Empire in 1261.

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Baldwin II of Constantinople canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin Emperor of Constantinople
medieval monarch
alliedWith Papal States
Venice
birthDate 1217
birthPlace Constantinople (probable)
surface form: Constantinople
capital Constantinople (probable)
surface form: Constantinople
child Philip I of Courtenay
contemporaryOf John III Doukas Vatatzes
Michael VIII Palaiologos
coronationDate 15 April 1240
coronationPlace Constantinople (probable)
surface form: Constantinople
coRuler John of Brienne
countryRuled Latin Empire
deathDate 1273
1274
deathPlace Italy
era 13th century
father Peter II of Courtenay
givenName Baldwin
governedWith John of Brienne
historicalPeriod Crusader states
surface form: Late Crusader States period
knownFor extensive fundraising tours in Western Europe
financial hardship during his reign
lostTerritoryTo Empire of Nicaea
minorityRegency John of Brienne
mother Yolande of Flanders
surface form: Yolanda of Flanders
nobleFamily House of Courtenay
notableEvent Fall of Constantinople to Michael VIII Palaiologos in 1261
pledgedAsCollateral crown of thorns
surface form: Crown of Thorns
predecessor Robert I of Courtenay
regnalName Baldwin II
reignEnd 1261
reignStart 1228
religion Roman Catholicism
residedInExile Italy
Kingdom of France
soldRelicTo Louis IX of France
soughtAidFrom Western European princes
spouse Marie of Brienne
struggledAgainst Empire of Nicaea
Second Bulgarian Empire
style Emperor of Constantinople
succeededByAsLatinClaimant Philip I of Courtenay
successor Michael VIII Palaiologos
title Latin Emperor of Constantinople
surface form: Emperor of the Latin Empire

Latin Emperor of Constantinople
wasLastRulerOf Latin Empire

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Latin Empire ruler Baldwin II of Constantinople
Latin Empire lastRuler Baldwin II of Constantinople
Imperium Romaniae notableRuler Baldwin II of Constantinople
Robert I of Courtenay successor Baldwin II of Constantinople
Robert I of Courtenay sibling Baldwin II of Constantinople
Empire of Romania ruler Baldwin II of Constantinople