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Theodore II Laskaris
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Emperor of Nicaea from 1254 to 1258
Theodore II Laskaris was a Byzantine emperor who ruled the Empire of Nicaea, a successor state to the Byzantine Empire, during the mid-13th century. His reign from 1254 to 1258 was relatively brief but represented an important period in the fragmented Byzantine political landscape.
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Key facts
- Reign
- 4 November 1254 –, 16 August 1258
- Acclamation
- 1235 as co-emperor
- Predecessor
- John III Doukas Vatatzes
- Successor
- John IV Doukas Laskaris
- Born
- November 1221/1222, Nicaea
- Died
- ( 1258-08-16 ) 16 August 1258 (aged 36/37), Magnesia
- Spouse
- Elena of Bulgaria
- Issue more
- Irene Doukaina Laskarina , Eudoxia Laskarina , John IV Doukas Laskaris
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Byzantine Empire
- Place of birth
- İznik
- Place of death
- İznik
- Father
- John III Doukas Vatatzes
- Mother
- Irene Laskarina
- Occupation
- writer
- Position held
- Byzantine emperor
- Languages spoken
- medieval Greek
- Family
- Laskaris
- Image
- Theodoros II Laskaris.jpg
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- writing language
- medieval Greek
- date of death
- 1258-00-00
- date of birth
- 1222-01-01
- Commons category
- Theodoros II Laskaris
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Encyclopedic overview
HouseLaskaris (matrilineal) Vatatzes (patrilineal) FatherJohn III Doukas Vatatzes MotherIrene Laskarina
Theodore II Doukas Laskaris or Ducas Lascaris (Greek: Θεόδωρος Δούκας Λάσκαρις, romanized: Theodōros Doúkās Láskaris; November 1221/1222 – 16 August 1258) was Emperor of Nicaea from 1254 to 1258. He was the only child of Emperor John III Doukas Vatatzes and Empress Irene Laskarina. His mother was the eldest daughter of Theodore I Laskaris, who had established the Empire of Nicaea as a successor state to the Byzantine Empire in Asia Minor after the crusaders captured the Byzantine capital, Constantinople, during the Fourth Crusade in 1204. Theodore received an excellent education from two renowned scholars, Nikephoros Blemmydes and George Akropolites. He made friends with young intellectuals, especially with a page of low birth, George Mouzalon. Theodore began to write treatises on theological, historical and philosophical themes in his youth.
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