Henry of Flanders
Henry of Flanders,
c.1174–1216, Latin emperor of Constantinople (1206–16), brother and successor of Emperor Baldwin IBaldwin I, 1171–1205, 1st Latin emperor of Constantinople (1204–5). The count of Flanders (as Baldwin IX), he was a leader in the Fourth Crusade (see Crusades).
..... Click the link for more information. . The ablest and most respected of the Latin emperors, he fought successfully against the Bulgarians and with varying success against Emperor Theodore ITheodore I
(Theodore Lascaris), d. 1222, Byzantine emperor of Nicaea (1204–22), son-in-law of the Byzantine emperor Alexius III. He escaped from Constantinople after it was captured (1204) by the Latins of the Fourth Crusade and founded a Byzantine state at Nicaea (see
..... Click the link for more information. of Nicaea. He was succeeded by his brother-in-law, Peter of Courtenay.