Byzantine Emperor Alexios III Angelos
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Byzantine Emperor Alexios III Angelos was a late 12th- to early 13th-century ruler of the Byzantine Empire whose weak leadership and mismanagement contributed to the empire’s decline and the events leading up to the Fourth Crusade.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alexios III Angelos | 1 |
| Byzantine Emperor Alexios III Angelos canonical | 1 |
| Emperor Alexios V Doukas | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine emperor
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| capitalDuringReign |
Constantinople (probable)
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
|
| capturedBy | Boniface I of Montferrat ⓘ |
| causeOf |
fiscal mismanagement and heavy taxation in the Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
military decline of the Byzantine Empire in the late 12th century ⓘ political instability in Constantinople ⓘ |
| conflict |
Byzantine–Bulgarian wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Bulgarian–Byzantine conflicts
Fourth Crusade ⓘ |
| country | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| deathApproximateYear | 1211 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Nicaea ⓘ |
| era |
early 13th century
ⓘ
late 12th century ⓘ |
| event |
coup against Isaac II Angelos in 1195
ⓘ
flight from Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade ⓘ |
| father |
Andronikos Doukas
ⓘ
surface form:
Andronikos Doukas Angelos
|
| fledTo |
Asia Minor
ⓘ
Thrace ⓘ |
| historicalAssessment | considered one of the most ineffectual Byzantine emperors ⓘ |
| imprisonedBy | Theodore I Laskaris ⓘ |
| lostTerritory |
parts of the Balkans
ⓘ
territories in Asia Minor ⓘ |
| memberOfDynasty | Angelid dynasty ⓘ |
| mother | Euphrosyne Kastamonitissa ⓘ |
| notableEventDuringReign |
Sack of Constantinople in 1204
ⓘ
surface form:
approach and siege of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade
increasing Venetian influence in Byzantine affairs ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributing to the conditions leading to the Fourth Crusade
ⓘ
overthrowing his brother Isaac II Angelos in a coup ⓘ weak leadership and mismanagement of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| policy |
debasement of the Byzantine currency
ⓘ
sale of offices and corruption in administration ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Emperor of the Romans ⓘ |
| predecessor | Isaac II Angelos ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1203 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1195 ⓘ |
| relative |
Alexios IV Angelos
ⓘ
Theodore I Laskaris ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
|
| residence |
Constantinople (probable)
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
|
| sibling | Isaac II Angelos ⓘ |
| spouse |
Euphrosyne Kastamonitissa
ⓘ
surface form:
Euphrosyne Doukaina Kamatera
|
| successor |
Alexios IV Angelos
ⓘ
Isaac II Angelos ⓘ |
| title |
Emperor of the Romans
ⓘ
surface form:
Autokrator of the Romans
Basileus ⓘ
surface form:
Basileus ton Rhomaion
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Emperor Alexios V Doukas
this entity surface form:
Alexios III Angelos