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Henry of the Latin Empire

Type Figure Region Constantinople Time 1176–1216 Also known as Henry I、Henry of Hainaut

Brother of Baldwin I, Henry was crowned emperor of the Latin Empire in 1206 and ruled until 1216, its most stable decade, defeating Bulgarian and Nic…

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  1. 1201–1204Constantinople · ConstantinopleHe joined his brother Baldwin on the Fourth Crusade, took part in the siege and capture of Constantinople, and was granted Adrianople and surrounding lands.
  2. 1205–1206Constantinople · ConstantinopleAfter Baldwin I was captured and died, Henry administered imperial affairs as regent, steadied the troops, and prepared for his coronation.
  3. 1206–1210Constantinople · ConstantinopleAfter his coronation he repeatedly defeated Bulgarian and Nicaean Greek forces, consolidated imperial rule in Thrace, Rhodes, and elsewhere, and maintained a maritime alliance with Venice.
  4. 1211–1216Constantinople · ConstantinopleHe continued to contend with Nicaea, Epirus, and Bulgaria as imperial territory gradually shrank; in 1216 he was suspected of being poisoned, and with no heirs the imperial succession fell into crisis.

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