Latin Rule of Constantinople


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In 1204 AD leaders of the 4th Crusade captured Constantinople and installed their own Latin rulers. This rule lasted until 1261 when the empire was restored to the Byzantines under Michael VIII Palaeologus.

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The Latin Rulers

1204 – 1205: Balwin I of Flanders
1206 – 1216: Henry of Flanders
1217: Peter of Courtenary
1217 – 1219: Yolande (Regent)
1221 – 1228: Robert of Courtenary
1228 – 1237: John de Brienne (Regent)
1237 – 1261: Baldwin II
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