Laskarid dynasty

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The Laskarid dynasty was a Byzantine Greek ruling family that governed the Empire of Nicaea in exile after the Fourth Crusade and helped preserve Byzantine statehood until the restoration of Constantinople.

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Laskarid dynasty canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine dynasty
ruling family
alliedWith Bulgarian Empire
Empire of Trebizond
capital Nicaea
Nymphaion
contributedTo restoration of Constantinople in 1261
countryRuled Empire of Nicaea
dynasticHouse House of Laskaris
endCause usurpation by Michael VIII Palaiologos
endTime 1261
era Late Byzantine period
ethnicity Byzantine Greek
followedBy Palaiologos dynasty
founder Theodore I Laskaris
governmentForm monarchy
hasMember John III Doukas Vatatzes
John IV Laskaris
Theodore I Laskaris
Theodore II Laskaris
historicalRegion Bithynia
western Asia Minor
language Medieval Greek
legitimacyClaim continuation of Byzantine imperial authority
mainRival Latin Empire
surface form: Latin Empire of Constantinople
namedAfter Laskaris family
notableFor administrative and economic consolidation of Nicaea
cultural and intellectual revival in exile
support of Orthodox Church
notableRuler John III Doukas Vatatzes
John IV Laskaris
Theodore I Laskaris
Theodore II Laskaris
opposedBy Latin Empire
Seljuk Sultanate of Rum
overthrownBy Michael VIII Palaiologos
partOf Byzantine successor states
surface form: Byzantine Empire in exile
precededBy Angelid dynasty
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
restorationOf Byzantine Empire
role preserved Byzantine statehood in exile
significantEvent Fourth Crusade
Sack of Constantinople in 1204
surface form: Sack of Constantinople (1204)
startTime 1204
territory Asia Minor
usedTitle Emperor of the Romans
surface form: Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans

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Palaiologos dynasty predecessor Laskarid dynasty
Empire of Nicaea dynasty Laskarid dynasty
Empire of Nicaea ruledBy Laskarid dynasty
Angelid dynasty followedBy Laskarid dynasty