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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?)
The Crusaders forced Isaac II to proclaim his son Alexios IV co-emperor on 1 August, effectively ending the siege. After the 1203 siege. Following the end of the first siege of Constantinople in 1203, on 1 August 1203, the pro-Crusader Alexios Angelos was crowned Emperor Alexios IV of the Byzantine Empire, who then tried to stabilize the city ...
- 11 July – 1 August 1203
- Alexios IV Angelos takes Byzantine throne
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Meanwhile, in Constantinople, the deposed Isaac II Angelos and his son Alexios IV Angelos were both in prison following the coup of Alexius III Angelos. [14] [19] However, Isaac was not destined to spend the rest of his days in jail; his young son Alexios IV escaped prison in the summer of 1203 and fled to the court of Philip of Swabia, the ...
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emperor (1203-1204), Byzantine Empire. Alexius IV Angelus (died February 8, 1204, Constantinople, Byzantine Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey]) 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 ...
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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 authority of the Pope, if they would sail to ...
Alexios IV Angelos (1203—1204) Quick Reference. Emperor (1203–04); born ca.1182 or 1183, died Constantinople ca. 8 Feb. 1204. Son of Isaac II and his first wife ...
Jan 5, 2024 · 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.
