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Baldwin IX of Flanders

Type Figure Region Flanders Time 1172–1205 Also known as Baldwin I

Count of Flanders and a leading figure of the Fourth Crusade; after the fall of Constantinople in 1204 the crusaders elected him the first emperor of…

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  1. 1201–1203Flanders · FlandersBaldwin IX answered the pope's call to join the Fourth Crusade, leading knights from Flanders and Hainaut east; en route he took part in the siege of Zara and the decision to divert to Constantinople.
  2. 1204–1205Constantinople · ConstantinopleIn May 1204 the crusaders elected Baldwin emperor of the Latin Empire and crowned him in Hagia Sophia; he tried to integrate the partitioned Byzantine territories, restore imperial finances, and meet the military threat of the Bulgarian tsar Kaloyan.
  3. 1205Adrianople · AdrianopleWhile campaigning against Bulgaria, Baldwin's army was ambushed and routed near Adrianople; he was captured and died in captivity, depriving the Latin Empire of its core monarch and causing its eastern lands to collapse rapidly.

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