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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