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John III Doukas Vatatzes, Latinized as Ducas Vatatzes (Greek: Ἱωάννης Δούκας Βατάτζης, Iōannēs Doukas Vatatzēs, c. 1192 – 3 November 1254), was Emperor of Nicaea from 1221 to 1254. He was succeeded by his son, known as Theodore II Laskaris.
John III Ducas Vatatzes was the emperor of Nicaea (1222–54) who, by acquiring territory, encouraging economic growth, and supporting a cultural revival from his capital at Nicaea (modern İznik, Turkey), paved the way for the recovery of Constantinople from the Latin emperors and the reestablishment.
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Ιωάννης Γ΄ Δούκας Βατάτζης) or John III Vatatzes, was the Emperor of Nicaea from 1221 to 1254 and one of the most remarkable among the successors of Constantine the Great, being the chief architect of the restored Byzantine Empire, and a respected leader who encouraged justice, charity and a cultural blossoming.
John III Ducas Vatatzes (1222–1254) Theodore II Laskaris (1254–1258) John IV Laskaris (1258–1261) Michael VIII Palaeologus (co-emperor 1259–1261; restored Byzantine Empire) See also. Laskaris dynasty and related family tree; Vatatzes dynasty and related family tree; Family trees of the Byzantine imperial dynasties; Citations
John III Doukas Vatatzes (1221–1254) John Doukas, often called Vatatzes, was the son–in–law of Theodore I Laskaris. He had to fend off Theodore’s brothers, who believed that they had the better claim for the throne. John’s reign saw the Empire of Nicaea rise to become the most powerful of the Byzantine successor states and the ...
Oct 1, 2018 · Explore genealogy for John III (Vatatzes) Doukas Vatatzes born abt. 1192 Didymoticho, E Macedonia, Greece died 1254 Kemalpaşa, Içel, Turkey including ancestors + descendants + 1 photos + more in the free family tree community.
[1] [5] The hagiographer of the Nicaean emperor John III Doukas Vatatzes ( r. 1221/22–1254 ), identified John with the latter's grandfather, who supposedly had two sons named Nikephoros and Theodore, who were persecuted by Andronikos I Komnenos ( r. 1183–1185 ). According to Niketas Choniates, however, John's sons were named Manuel and Alexios.
