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Alexios IV Angelos ( Greek: Ἀλέξιος Ἄγγελος, romanized : Aléxios Ángelos; c. 1182 – February 1204), Latinized as Alexius IV Angelus, was Byzantine Emperor from August 1203 to January 1204. He was the son of Emperor Isaac II Angelos and his first wife, an unknown Palaiologina, who became a nun with the name Irene.
- 19 July 1203 – 27 January 1204
- Irene (Palaiologos?)
Alexius IV Angelus was the Byzantine emperor from 1203 to 1204. Alexius was the son of Emperor Isaac II. He regained control of his rights to the Byzantine throne with the help of the Fourth Crusade but was deposed soon after by a palace coup.
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Both the Crusaders and the citizens of Constantinople agreed that Alexios IV had to go. On 25 January 1204, Alexios Doukas overthrew Alexios IV Angelos – his blind father was killed shortly after Alexios IV was strangled with a bow string.
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Alexios Angelos—the son of deposed emperor Isaac II Angelos—enlisted the help of the crusaders to restore his father to the throne. Although he and his father did manage to rule jointly with the help of the crusaders, they were soon deposed by Alexios V Doukas Mourtzouphlos.
Jan 5, 2024 · Alexios IV offered to pay the entire debt owed to the Venetians, give 200,000 silver marks to the crusaders, 10,000 Byzantine professional troops for the Crusade, the maintenance of 500 knights in the Holy Land, the service of the Byzantine navy to transport the Crusader Army to Egypt, and the placement of the Eastern Orthodox Church under the a...
Jan 5, 2024 · 1203 Jul 1. Alexios IV Angelos offers a bribe. Speyer, Germany. The young Alexios was imprisoned in 1195 when Alexios III overthrew Isaac II in a coup. In 1201, two Pisan merchants were employed to smuggle Alexios out of Constantinople to the Holy Roman Empire, where he took refuge with his brother-in-law Philip of Swabia, King of Germany.
1194. Bulgars win another victory. Reign of Alexios III and Further Decline. 1195. Reign of Alexios III. 1196. Battle of Serres. 1197. Crusade of 1197. 1202. Fourth Crusade and Collapse of the Dynasty. 1203. Alexios IV Angelos offers a bribe. 1203. Siege of Constantinople. 1204. Usurpation of Mourtzouphlos. 1204. Reign of Alexios V Doukas. 1204.
