Robert de Courtenay, Emperor of Constantinople

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ROBERT de Courtenay ([1201]-Morea end Jan 1228). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "Robertus imperator Constantinopolitanus" as second of the four son of "comitis Petris". He remained in France after his father's election as emperor in 1216. He succeeded his mother in 1219 as regent of the Latin empire of Constantinople, left France in 1220, and was crowned ROBERT Emperor of Constantinople at St Sophia 25 Mar 1221 after his father's fate became known. Although he had made peace with Theodors Laskaris Emperor in Nikaia in 1222, he declared war on the successor Emperor Ioannes III Vatatzes, but was defeated by the latter at Pimarin in 1224. The Latin empire was weakened considerably by the loss in 1224 of its most important vassal when the kingdom of Thessaloniki fell to Theodoros Angelos Lord of Epirus, who had himself crowned emperor at Arta in 1225. Theodoros moved on Constantinople, allied with Ivan Asen I Tsar of Bulgaria. To counter the threat, Emperor Robert agreed an alliance with Emperor Ioannes, agreeing to transfer the Latin empire's last territory in Anatolia to Nikaia in return for Nikaian support against Theodoros, although the attack from the latter did not in fact materialise. Seigneur de Courtenay et de Montargis 1226. William of Tyre (Continuator) records that Emperor Robert left Constantinople to seek redress from the Pope at Rome following the attack on his wife, but died at the court of Guillaume de Villehardouin Prince of Achaia on his return journey. Betrothed (1222) to EVDOKIA Laskarina, daughter of THEODOROS I Emperor in Nikaia and his first wife Anna Angelina (-1277 or after). Georgius Akropolites records that "Robertus" was betrothed to "Eudociæ filiæ" but that "Manuelem…patriarcham" objected to the marriage. Ephræmius records the betrothal of "imperatori Lascari…tertiam filiam Eudociam" and "Robertum", stating that "Manuele patriarcha" objected to the marriage. This betrothal was arranged in confirmation of the peace between the empire in Nikaia and the Latin empire, but the Patriarch of Nikaia objected to the marriage on the grounds of consanguinity. m (secretly 1228) --- de Neufville, daughter of BAUDOUIN de Neufville & his wife ---. William of Tyre (Continuator) records that the emperor "avoit une veve dame en Constantinople qui fille avoit esté a li chevalier d'Artois … Bauduin de Nuevile", married her secretly, and installed her and her mother "en son manoir". When "li chevalier de Constantinople" learnt of this, they cut the lips and nostrils of Emperor Robert's wife and mother-in-law and threw them into the sea