Partition of the Byzantine Empire

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The Partition of the Byzantine Empire was the post-Fourth Crusade division of Byzantine territories among Western European crusaders and Venice, leading to the creation of several Latin states in former Byzantine lands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
territorial partition
after sack of Constantinople in 1204
alsoKnownAs Partitio Romaniae
Partition of Romania (medieval sense)
appliesToTerritorialJurisdiction Byzantine Empire
basedOn Partitio terrarum imperii Romaniae
cause capture of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade
overthrow of the Byzantine emperor Alexios V Doukas
country Duchy of Athens
Duchy of the Archipelago
Kingdom of Thessalonica
Latin Empire
Principality of Achaea
describedIn Byzantine chronicles
medieval Latin charters
effectOn Byzantine aristocracy
trade dominance of Venice in the eastern Mediterranean
follows Fourth Crusade
hasConsequence creation of the Despotate of Epirus
creation of the Empire of Nicaea
creation of the Empire of Trebizond
hasPart Venetian acquisition of territories in Constantinople
Venetian acquisition of territories in the Aegean
creation of the Duchy of Athens
creation of the Duchy of the Archipelago
creation of the Kingdom of Thessalonica
creation of the Latin Empire
creation of the Principality of Achaea
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages
location Aegean Sea region
Asia Minor
Balkans
Constantinople (probable)
surface form: Constantinople
participant Latin barons of the Fourth Crusade
Republic of Venice
Enrico Dandolo
surface form: Venetian Doge Enrico Dandolo

Western European crusaders
pointInTime 1204
result Sack of Constantinople in 1204
surface form: Latin domination of Constantinople

dissolution of Byzantine control over much of its territory
establishment of Latin states in former Byzantine lands
rise of Byzantine successor states
weakening of Byzantine political unity
significantEvent allocation of lands to the Latin emperor
allocation of three-eighths of the empire to Venice
distribution of fiefs among crusader leaders
topic Byzantine–Latin conflicts
surface form: Byzantine–Latin relations

Crusades

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Duchy of Athens establishedAfter Partition of the Byzantine Empire