Baldwin II

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Baldwin II was the last Latin Emperor of Constantinople, ruling a weakened crusader state until its fall to the Byzantines in 1261.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin Emperor of Constantinople
crusader ruler
medieval monarch
alliedWith Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
Venetian Republic NERFINISHED
associatedWith Fourth Crusade legacy
attemptedTo recover Constantinople
birthDate 1217
birthName Baldwin of Courtenay NERFINISHED
capital Constantinople NERFINISHED
child Philip of Courtenay NERFINISHED
conflictWith Empire of Nicaea NERFINISHED
Michael VIII Palaiologos NERFINISHED
currencyPolicy pledged relics and possessions to raise funds
deathDate 1273
deathPlace Naples NERFINISHED
dynasticClaim titular Latin Emperor after 1261
exileAfter 1261
familyName of Courtenay NERFINISHED
father Peter II of Courtenay NERFINISHED
givenName Baldwin NERFINISHED
governedDuring decline of the Latin Empire
knownFor being the last Latin Emperor of Constantinople
ruling a weakened crusader state
lostCity Constantinople NERFINISHED
lostTerritoryTo Empire of Nicaea NERFINISHED
memberOf House of Courtenay NERFINISHED
mother Yolanda of Flanders NERFINISHED
notableEvent loss of Constantinople to the Byzantines in 1261
restoration of Byzantine rule under Michael VIII Palaiologos
notableRelicPledged Crown of Thorns NERFINISHED
positionHeld Latin Emperor of Constantinople NERFINISHED
predecessor Robert I, Latin Emperor NERFINISHED
reignEnd 1261
reignStart 1228
religion Roman Catholicism
ruledOver Latin Empire of Constantinople NERFINISHED
soldOrPledgedTo Louis IX of France NERFINISHED
soughtAssistanceFrom Papal States NERFINISHED
Western European powers
spentExileIn Western Europe NERFINISHED
spouse Marie of Brienne NERFINISHED
style Imperator Constantinopolitanus
successor Michael VIII Palaiologos NERFINISHED
successorStateReplacedBy restored Byzantine Empire
title Emperor of Constantinople NERFINISHED
Latin Emperor NERFINISHED

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