Maria of Courtenay
Maria of Courtenay | |
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Empress consort of Nicaea | |
Tenure | 1219–1221 |
Born | c. 1204 |
Died | September 1228 (age about 24) |
Spouse | Theodore I Laskaris |
House | Capetian House of Courtenay |
Father | Peter II of Courtenay |
Mother | Yolanda, Latin Empress |
Marie de Courtenay (c. 1204 – September 1228) was Empress consort of Nicaea from 1219 until 1221. She was a daughter of Peter II of Courtenay and Yolanda of Flanders. She married Emperor Theodore I Laskaris of Nicaea.[1] Marie served as regent for her younger brother, Baldwin II, Latin Emperor, in 1228, and styled herself "Empress of Constantinople."
Family and background
Her parents were successive rulers of the Latin Empire of Constantinople. Her father Peter was chosen as emperor in 1216, but in 1217, while attempting to reach Constantinople by land, he was captured by Theodore Komnenos Doukas, the ruler of Epirus, and spent the remainder of his life imprisoned.[2] Yolanda however reached Constantinople and took over the Empire. Marie's mother Yolanda was de jure regent for her husband, ruling alone from 1217 to 1219. She negotiated an alliance with Theodore I Laskaris of the Empire of Nicaea, which was sealed with the marriage of Theodore and Marie after Theodore annulled his marriage to his second wife Philippa of Armenia.[3][4]
Empress of Nicaea
Marie was Empress consort of Nicaea from 1219 to November 1221 when Theodore died. They had no known children. One of her stepdaughters, Maria Laskarina, became the wife of King Béla IV of Hungary, and the other, Irene Lascarina, was married to John III Doukas Vatatzes who took over the throne of the Nicaean Empire. Marie briefly served as regent of Nicaea in 1222.[citation needed]
Regent of Constantinople
Her brother Robert of Courtenay succeeded their mother in 1219. In late January 1228, Robert died and was succeeded by his younger brother, Baldwin II of Courtenay. He was only eleven years old, and thus underage. The barons of Constantinople elected Marie regent, and she styled herself "Empress", but her regency lasted only until her own death eight months later.[5]
References
Sources
- Lock, Peter (2013). The Franks in the Aegean: 1204-1500. Routledge.
- Ostrogorsky, George (1995). History of the Byzantine State. Translated by Hussey, Joan. Rutgers University Press.
External links
Maria of Courtenay Born: c. 1204 Died: 1228 | ||
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Preceded by | Empress consort of Nicaea 1219–1222 | Succeeded by |
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