Monday, September 3, 2018

Emperor – Latin Empire of Constantinople


Mediterranean States
Emperor – Latin Empire of Constantinople
The Latin Empire of Constantinople was a feudal Crusader state founded by the leaders of the Fourth Crusade. The Latin Empire failed to attain political or economic dominance over the other Latin powers that had been established in former Byzantine territories and after a short initial period of military successes, it went into a steady decline. Weakened by constant warfare with the Bulgarians it eventually fell when Byzantines recaptured Constantinople under Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos in 1261. The last Latin emperor, Baldwin II, went into exile, but the imperial title survived, with several pretenders to it.
Pretender – There are several pretenders to the throne but the one with best right is the head of the Austrian Imperial House Archduke Karl (1961), son of Crown Prince Otto (1912–2011) and grandson of last emperor Emperor Charles I (1887–1922). There is another claimant family to the throne in France;  the titular claim passed from the Courtenay family to a junior line of the French royal house, before terminating with Jaques de Baux. His descendants still claim the title.




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