Laskaris family

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The Laskaris family was a prominent Byzantine noble lineage that produced the emperors of the Empire of Nicaea in the early 13th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine noble family
activeInCentury 13th century
alliedWith Bulgarian Empire NERFINISHED
Seljuk Sultanate of Rum NERFINISHED
coatOfArms double-headed eagle (Byzantine imperial symbol, attributed)
conflictedWith Despotate of Epirus NERFINISHED
Empire of Trebizond NERFINISHED
Latin Empire NERFINISHED
contributedTo preservation of Byzantine imperial traditions in exile
country Byzantine Empire
decline loss of imperial power after accession of Michael VIII Palaiologos
dynastyOf Empire of Nicaea NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Byzantine Greeks NERFINISHED
founderOfDynasticRule Theodore I Laskaris NERFINISHED
hasMember Alexios Laskaris NERFINISHED
Constantine Doukas Laskaris NERFINISHED
Constantine Laskaris NERFINISHED
Eudokia Laskarina NERFINISHED
Irene Laskarina NERFINISHED
John III Doukas Vatatzes NERFINISHED
John IV Laskaris NERFINISHED
Manuel Laskaris NERFINISHED
Maria Laskarina NERFINISHED
Nikephoros Doukas Laskaris NERFINISHED
Nikephoros Laskaris NERFINISHED
Theodora Laskarina NERFINISHED
Theodore I Laskaris NERFINISHED
Theodore II Laskaris NERFINISHED
historicalContext Fourth Crusade and Latin occupation of Constantinople NERFINISHED
knownFor administrative and legal continuity of Byzantine state structures
military resistance against Latin occupation
language Medieval Greek
legacy important role in restoration of Byzantine Empire in 1261
nobleTitle despot
emperor of Nicaea
sebastokrator
notableFor producing emperors of the Empire of Nicaea
origin Byzantium NERFINISHED
periodOfRule 1204–1261
politicalAlignment Byzantine aristocracy
politicalRole successor state leadership after fall of Constantinople in 1204
precededBy Angelos dynasty in Byzantine imperial succession NERFINISHED
region Asia Minor NERFINISHED
Nicaea NERFINISHED
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ruledEntity Empire of Nicaea NERFINISHED
socialStatus aristocracy
succeededBy Palaiologos dynasty in Byzantine imperial succession NERFINISHED

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Laskarid dynasty namedAfter Laskaris family