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Michael I Komnenos of Epirus

Type Figure Region Epirus Time 1170–1214 Also known as Michael I Komnenos Doukas、米海尔一世·科穆宁·杜卡斯、Michael Angelos

Michael I Komnenos Doukas was a scion of a Byzantine imperial branch who established a despotate in Epirus and Albania after the fall of Constantinop…

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  1. 1185–1203Constantinople · ConstantinopleA member of the Angelos-Doukas imperial branch, he lost favor amid palace intrigues and was exiled or imprisoned before 1204, being released when Constantinople fell.
  2. 1204–1205Arta · ArtaHe gathered local forces in Epirus, proclaimed himself despot, based himself at Arta, and claimed to inherit Byzantine legitimacy.
  3. 1206–1210Epirus · EpirusHe expanded into Macedonia and Thessaly, defeated vassals of the Latin Empire, and coordinated with Theodore I of Nicaea against the Crusader states, consolidating Greek rule in mainland Greece.
  4. 1211–1214Epirus · EpirusHe negotiated church union with the papacy and consolidated control over mainland Greece; he died in a hunting accident in 1214, succeeded by his brother Theodore.

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