Theodore I Laskaris_
Constantinople
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Constantinople
Updated Feb 20, 2026
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Theodore I Laskaris: First Emperor of Nicaea (1205–1221).
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Theodore I Komnenos Laskaris or Lascaris was the first emperor of Nicaea—a successor state of the Byzantine Empire—from 1205 to his death. Although he was born to an obscure aristocratic family, his mother was related to the imperial Komnenos clan. He married Anna, a younger daughter of Emperor Alexios III Angelos in 1200. He received the title of despot before 1203, demonstrating his right to succeed his father-in-law on the throne.
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