John IV Laskaris

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John IV Laskaris was a 13th-century Byzantine emperor of Nicaea whose brief reign ended when he was deposed and blinded by his guardian and successor Michael VIII Palaiologos.

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John IV Doukas Laskaris 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine emperor
Emperor of Nicaea
medieval child monarch
ageAtAccession about 7
ageAtDeposition about 11
associatedDynastyChange rise of the Palaiologos dynasty
birthPlace Empire of Nicaea NERFINISHED
Nicaea NERFINISHED
birthYear 1250
blindingYear 1261
burialPlace monastery in Bithynia
capitalDuringReign Nicaea NERFINISHED
coexistedWithEvent restoration of the Byzantine Empire in Constantinople in 1261
deathYear c. 1305
depositionYear 1261
dynasty Laskaris dynasty NERFINISHED
ethnicity Byzantine Greek
father Theodore II Laskaris NERFINISHED
fullName John IV Doukas Laskaris NERFINISHED
governedRegion western Asia Minor NERFINISHED
historicalContext Empire of Nicaea as Byzantine government-in-exile after 1204
historicalPeriod Late Byzantine period NERFINISHED
language Medieval Greek
lostThroneTo Michael VIII Palaiologos NERFINISHED
maternalGrandfather Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria NERFINISHED
mother Helena of Bulgaria NERFINISHED
notableEvent last Laskarid emperor of Nicaea
overthrown after recapture of Constantinople by Michael VIII Palaiologos
notableFor being a child emperor deposed and blinded by his regent
paternalGrandfather John III Doukas Vatatzes NERFINISHED
postDepositionStatus blinded and confined
predecessor Theodore II Laskaris NERFINISHED
realm Empire of Nicaea NERFINISHED
regent Michael VIII Palaiologos NERFINISHED
regnalNumber IV
reignEnd 1261
reignStart 1258
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
style Basileus Rhomaion NERFINISHED
successor Michael VIII Palaiologos NERFINISHED
territorialBase Asia Minor NERFINISHED
title Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans NERFINISHED
wasBlindedBy Michael VIII Palaiologos NERFINISHED
wasDeposedBy Michael VIII Palaiologos NERFINISHED

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Empire of Nicaea lastRuler John IV Laskaris
Empire of Nicaea lastRuler John IV Laskaris
this entity surface form: John IV Doukas Laskaris
Laskarid dynasty hasMember John IV Laskaris
Laskarid dynasty notableRuler John IV Laskaris
Michael VIII Palaiologos coRuler John IV Laskaris