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Alexios IV Angelos
Byzantine emperor (1203–1204), nephew of Alexios III. While in exile in the West he allied with the Fourth Crusade, promising vast payments in exchan…
Timeline
- 1201–1203Venice · VeniceAlexios IV went into exile in the West and negotiated with crusader leader Boniface and the Venetian doge Dandolo, promising to pay 200,000 marks and provide military aid in exchange for the overthrow of his uncle Alexios III.
- 1203–1204Constantinople · ConstantinopleAfter the crusaders captured Constantinople, Alexios IV co-ruled with his father Isaac II, but he was unable to raise the huge sums promised to the crusaders; his intensified extortions aroused widespread resentment and political turmoil in the capital.
- 1204Constantinople · ConstantinopleThe noble Alexios Doukas launched a coup that deposed Alexios IV, who was murdered in prison. In April 1204 the crusaders captured Constantinople again in the name of revenge and established the Latin Empire.
Sources
- Niketas Choniates, O City of Byzantium, Annals of Niketas Choniates — Niketas Choniates (1984)
- Jonathan Phillips, The Fourth Crusade and the Sack of Constantinople — Jonathan Phillips (2004)