Michael I Komnenos Doukas

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Michael I Komnenos Doukas was a Byzantine Greek nobleman and military leader who established an independent successor state in Epirus following the Fourth Crusade.

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instanceOf Byzantine nobleman
founder of state
medieval Greek person
ruler of Epirus
afterEvent established independent state in Epirus after the Fourth Crusade
allegiance initially Byzantine Empire
later independent Epirus
alsoKnownAs Michael I Angelos Komnenos Doukas NERFINISHED
Michael I Komnenos Doukas of Epirus NERFINISHED
approximateBirthDate late 12th century
birthPlace Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
capitalOfRealm Arta NERFINISHED
conflict struggle against Latin Empire influence in Greece
wars with Latin states formed after the Fourth Crusade
countryOfCitizenship Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
dateOfDeath circa 1214
dynasty Komnenodoukai NERFINISHED
era Late Byzantine period
post-Fourth Crusade period
ethnicity Byzantine Greek
founded Despotate of Epirus NERFINISHED
independent state in Epirus
governmentFormOfRealm principality
historicalRole key figure in fragmentation of Byzantine Empire after 1204
languageSpoken Greek
nobleFamily Doukas NERFINISHED
Komnenos NERFINISHED
notableFor creating a Byzantine successor state in western Greece
laying foundations of the Despotate of Epirus as a Byzantine Greek polity
occupation military leader
nobleman
placeOfDeath Epirus NERFINISHED
politicalEntityFoundedType Byzantine successor state
politicalStatus de facto independent ruler
positionHeld governor of Epirus
ruler of the Despotate of Epirus
predecessor Byzantine imperial administration in Epirus
regionRuled Epirus NERFINISHED
northwestern Greece
parts of Albania
relative Alexios III Angelos NERFINISHED
Isaac II Angelos NERFINISHED
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
residence Epirus NERFINISHED
significantEvent Fourth Crusade NERFINISHED
successor Theodore Komnenos Doukas NERFINISHED
titleStyle lord of Epirus

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Despotate of Epirus foundedBy Michael I Komnenos Doukas
Despotate of Epirus notableRuler Michael I Komnenos Doukas