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Theodore Komnenos Doukas

Type Figure Region Epirus Time c. 1180–1253 Also known as Theodore Komnenos Doukas、Theodore Komnenos、Θεόδωρος Κομνηνός Δούκας

Theodore Komnenos Doukas was a 13th-century ruler of Epirus and Thessalonica, born around 1180 and died in 1253.…

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  1. 1215–1224Ioannina · EpirusGradually took control of Epirus after the death of Alexios Angelos, expanding into Macedonia and Thessaly in the early 1220s, laying the foundation for his coronation as Emperor of Thessalonica.
  2. 1224–1230Thessalonica · MacedoniaCrowned emperor in Thessalonica in 1224, he claimed succession to the Byzantine imperial line and controlled northern Greece in the 1220s. From 1225 to 1229 he contended with Nicaea, the Latin Empire, and Bulgaria; after his defeat and capture in 1230, his regime collapsed.
  3. 1230–1253Bulgaria · BulgariaAfter being captured at the Battle of Klokotnitsa in 1230, he was long imprisoned in Bulgaria and died in captivity in 1253; members of his family continued to rule the remaining territories of Epirus.

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