Latin Empire

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The Latin Empire was a crusader state established by Western European powers after the Fourth Crusade, ruling parts of the former Byzantine Empire from Constantinople in the early 13th century.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Latin Empire canonical 30
Latin Empire of Constantinople 13

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf crusader state
monarchy
successor state
alliedWith Republic of Venice
alsoKnownAs Empire of Romania
Imperium Romaniae
Latin Empire
surface form: Latin Empire of Constantinople
capital Istanbul
surface form: Constantinople
claim Roman imperial title
continent Europe
controlled Istanbul
surface form: Constantinople

parts of Thrace
parts of northwestern Asia Minor
createdFrom territories of the Byzantine Empire
currency hyperpyron
dissolved 1261
dynasty House of Courtenay
House of Flanders
established 1204
establishedBy Fourth Crusade
Western European crusaders
event Sack of Constantinople in 1204
surface form: Sack of Constantinople (1204)
firstRuler Baldwin I of Constantinople
followedBy Byzantine Empire
Despotate of Epirus
Empire of Nicaea
Empire of Trebizond
foundedBy Baldwin I of Constantinople
Boniface I of Montferrat
Enrico Dandolo
governmentType feudal monarchy
historicalEra High Middle Ages
inConflictWith Despotate of Epirus
Empire of Nicaea
Empire of Trebizond
Second Bulgarian Empire
language Greek
Latin
lastRuler Baldwin II of Constantinople
lostCapitalTo Empire of Nicaea
partOf Crusader states
precededBy Byzantine Empire
region Eastern Mediterranean
religion Roman Catholicism
ruler Baldwin I of Constantinople
Baldwin II of Constantinople
Henry of Flanders
Peter II of Courtenay
Robert I of Courtenay

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Referenced by (43)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Istanbul isCapitalOf Latin Empire
Latin Empire alsoKnownAs Latin Empire
this entity surface form: Latin Empire of Constantinople
Chronicle of Morea relatedTo Latin Empire
Second Bulgarian Empire neighbor Latin Empire
Empire of Trebizond coexistedWith Latin Empire
Imperium Romaniae hasEnglishName Latin Empire
Imperium Romaniae alsoKnownAs Latin Empire
this entity surface form: Latin Empire of Constantinople
Despotate of Epirus rival Latin Empire
Henry of Flanders realm Latin Empire
this entity surface form: Latin Empire of Constantinople
Peter II of Courtenay neverEffectivelyRuled Latin Empire
this entity surface form: Latin Empire of Constantinople
House of Courtenay influenced Latin Empire
this entity surface form: Latin Empire of Constantinople
House of Courtenay connectedTo Latin Empire
Enrico Dandolo associatedWith Latin Empire
this entity surface form: Latin Empire of Constantinople
Empire of Nicaea opposed Latin Empire
Empire of Nicaea rival Latin Empire
Robert I of Courtenay country Latin Empire
Robert I of Courtenay monarchOf Latin Empire
this entity surface form: Latin Empire of Constantinople
Empire of Romania alsoKnownAs Latin Empire
this entity surface form: Latin Empire of Constantinople
Laskarid dynasty opposedBy Latin Empire
Laskarid dynasty mainRival Latin Empire
this entity surface form: Latin Empire of Constantinople
Principality of Achaea suzerain Latin Empire
this entity surface form: Latin Empire of Constantinople
Constantinople (probable) capitalOf Latin Empire
subject surface form: Constantinople
House of Brienne heldTitleIn Latin Empire
this entity surface form: Latin Empire of Constantinople
Asen dynasty mainRival Latin Empire
Battle of Klokotnitsa relatedTo Latin Empire
Brienne dynasty heldTerritory Latin Empire
this entity surface form: Latin Empire of Constantinople
Duke of Athens partOf Latin Empire
Kaloyan of Bulgaria opponent Latin Empire
Kingdom of Thessalonica partOf Latin Empire
Kingdom of Thessalonica vassalOf Latin Empire
Michael VIII Palaiologos opponent Latin Empire
Treaty of Nymphaeum relatedTo Latin Empire
Latin Crusaders established Latin Empire
this entity surface form: Latin Empire of Constantinople