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Emperors of Byzantine (976 .. 1453)

From
Date
Ruler Relationship to Predecessor To
Date
Comments
967Basil II and Constantine VIII 1025 
1025Constantine VIII 1028 
1028Zoë and Romanus III Argyrus 1034 
1034Zoë and Michael IV 1041 
1041Zoë and Michael V 1042 
1042Zoë and Constantine IX 1050 
1050Constantine IX 1050 
1052Theodora 1056 
1056Michael VI Stratioticus 1057 
1057Isaac I Comnenus 1059 
1057Constantine X Ducas 1067 
1067Eudoxia with Michael VII, Andronicus and Constantine 1068 
1068Romanus IV Diogenes 1071 
1071Michael VII Ducas (Restored) 1078 
1078Nicephorus III Botaniates Ducas 1081 
1081Alexius I Comnenus 1118 
1118John II Comnenus 1143 
1143Manuel I Comnenus 1180 
1180Alexius II Comnenus 1183 
1183Andronicus I Comnenus 1185 
1185Isaac II Angelus 1195 
1195Alexius III Angelus 1203 
1203Alexius IV and Isaac II Angelus 1204 
1204Alexius V Ducas 1204 
Kings 936 - 1319
Name:
Basil II and Constantine VIII
Reign:
967 to 1025
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The Latin Emperors

The Fourth Crusade sacked Constantinople in 1204 and a Latin Kingdom was established lasting until 1261, when Michael VIII succeeded in reunifying the Empire.

From
Date
Ruler Relationship to Predecessor To
Date
Comments
1204Baldwin I, Count of Flanders 1205 
1205Henry of Flanders 1216 
1216Yolande of Flanders 1219 
1219Robert of Courtenay 1228 
1228Baldwin II and Jean de Brienne (Regent) 1237 
1237Baldwin II 1261 

The Nicaean Emperors

After the Fourth Crusade sacked Constantinople in 1204 the old Byzantine Empire fragmented. Under the leadership of Theodore I Lascaris the Empire of Nicaean continued in parallel with the Latin control until Constantinople was recaptured in 1261.

From
Date
Ruler Relationship to Predecessor To
Date
Comments
1204Theodore I Lascaris 1222 
1222John II Vatatzes 1254 
1254Theodore II Lascaris 1258 
1258John IV Vatatzes 1261 
1259Michael VIII Palaeologus 1282 

Restored Byzantine Empire

Under the leadership of Michael Palaeologus Constantinople was recaptured from the Latin army who had been in control since 1204.

From
Date
Ruler Relationship to Predecessor To
Date
Comments
1282Andronicus II the Elder 1295 
1282Michael IX and Andronicus II 1320 
1320Andronicus II 1328Period of anarchy?
1328Andronicus III 1341 
1341John V 1376 
1376Andronicus IV 1379 
1379John V (restored) 1391 
1391Manuel II 1425 
1425John VIII 1448 
1448Constantine XI Dragases 1453 

Capture of Constantinople

On 29 May 1453 Mohammed II occupied Constantinople and the Empire ended.

 

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