Nicholas Laskaris

Nicholas Laskaris
Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans
Byzantine emperor
Co-reign1208 –
1210
PredecessorAlexios V Doukas
SuccessorJohn III Doukas Vatatzes
Senior emperorTheodore I Komnenos Laskaris
Died1210 (1211)
DynastyLaskaris
FatherTheodore I Komnenos Laskaris
MotherAnna Komnene Angelina

Nicholas Laskaris(Greek: Νικόλαος Λάσκαρις, romanized: Nikólaos Láskaris; unknown – 1210) was the eldest son of the Byzantine emperor Theodore I Laskaris (r. 1205–1221). He was junior co-emperor alongside his father during the latter's reign.

Biography

Nicholas Laskaris was born to Theodore I Laskaris and his first wife Anna Komnene Angelina. He was the couple's first son.

He was declared his father's co-emperor in 1208, but he was not mentioned after 1210.

References

  1. ↑ Angold 2011, p. 71.
  2. ↑ Angelov 2019, p. 32.

Notes

  1. ↑ If we were to count the brief "reign" of Nicholas Kanabos, Nicholas Laskaris would be counted as Nicholas II

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