Ioanna

Family/Spouse: Manuel Laskaris. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From Leo van de Pas's site:

Theodoros distinguished himself during the siege of Constantinople by the crusaders of the Fourth Crusade in 1203-04. After the sack of the city he established himself in the town of Nicaea that became the rallying point for the Byzantines.

Theodoros formed a new Byzantine state in Asia Minor and in 1206 assumed the title of emperor. His state was besieged by his enemies, but he fought successful defensive campaigns against the Latin emperor of Constantinople Henri of Flanders. He defeated his rival Alexius I, emperor of Trebizond, and successfully attacked Kay Khusrau I, the sultan of Rüm (Iconium or Konya). Theodore's most important victory was gained in 1210 when he captured Alexius and the city of Antioch.

He had five children by his first wife Anna Komnene Angelina, who died in 1212. Two daughters would have progeny. He next married Philippa of Armenia, but this marriage was annulled after one year on religious grounds. Their son Konstantinos had no rights to the throne, instead becoming duke of Thrakesion. In 1219 he married Marie de Courtenay .

By the time of his death in August 1222 Theodoros had ruled over a territory covering the old Roman provinces of Asia and Bithynia. By his courage and military skill he enabled the Byzantine nation not only to survive, but ultimately to defeat the Latin invaders.

Theodoros married Anna Komnena Angelina in 1199. Anna (daughter of Alexios III Komnenos Angelos, Emperor of Byzantium and Euphrosyne Doukaina Kamaterina) was born about 1174; died in 1212. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eirene married Ioannes III Doukas, Emperor of Nicaea in 1212. Ioannes (son of Basileios Batatzes and (Unknown) Angelina) was born about 1192; died on 3 Nov 1254 in Nymphaion, now Kemelpasa, Izmir, Turkey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Maria married Béla IV, King of Hungary about 1218. Béla (son of András II, King of Hungary and Gertrud von Meran) was born in 1206; died on 3 May 1270. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From Wikipedia (accessed 13 Dec 2021):

Theodore II Doukas Laskaris or Ducas Lascaris [...] was Emperor of Nicaea from 1254 to 1258. He was the only child of Emperor John III Doukas Vatatzes and Empress Irene Laskarina. His mother was the eldest daughter of Theodore I Laskaris who had established the Empire of Nicaea as a successor state to the Byzantine Empire in Asia Minor, after the crusaders captured the Byzantine capital, Constantinople, during the Fourth Crusade in 1204. Theodore received an excellent education from two renowned scholars, Nikephoros Blemmydes and George Akropolites. He made friends with young intellectuals, especially with a page of low birth, George Mouzalon. Theodore began to write treatises on theological, historical and philosophical themes in his youth.

Emperor John III arranged for Theodore to marry Elena of Bulgaria in 1235, to forge an alliance with her father, Ivan Asen II, against the Latin Empire of Constantinople. According to Theodore himself, their marriage was happy, and they had five or six children. From 1241, Theodore acted as his father's lieutenant in Asia Minor during his frequent military campaigns in the Balkan Peninsula. From around 1242, he was his father's co-ruler, but was not crowned as co-emperor. During this period, his relationship with some prominent aristocrats, particularly Theodore Philes and Michael Palaiologos, grew tense.

Theodore succeeded his father on 4 November 1254. He dismissed many high officials and army commanders of aristocratic origin, replacing them with loyal friends, including those of low birth. He made a defensive alliance with Kaykaus II, the Seljuk Sultan of Rum, against the Mongol Empire. He repelled a Bulgarian invasion of Thrace and Macedonia and forced Michael II Komnenos Doukas, the ruler of Epirus, to cede Dyrrachium on the coast of the Adriatic Sea to Nicaea. He reformed the military, recruiting more soldiers from among the native peasantry of Asia Minor. Eventually, Michael II of Epirus forged an alliance with Stefan Uroš I, King of Serbia, and Manfred of Sicily against Nicaea. Theodore's newly appointed generals could not resist their joint invasion in 1257. Theodore fell seriously ill and could rarely take part in state administration during the last months of his life. He appointed George Mouzalon regent for his underage son, John IV, before he died of either chronic epilepsy or cancer. In ten days, Mouzalon fell victim to an aristocratic plot, and Michael Palaiologos assumed the regency, usurping the throne soon after

Theodoros married Elena of Bulgaria & Vlachia in 1235. Elena (daughter of Iwan Asen II, Tsar of Bulgaria and Maria of Hungary) was born in 1224; died before 1254. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Constance married Leo Danilowitsch, King of Halicz between 1251 and 1252. Leo (son of Daniil Romanovich, King of Ruthenia and Anna Mstislawna of Novgorod) was born about 1228; died in 1301. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anna married Rosztiszlo, King of Bulgaria; Grand Duke of Kiev in 1244. Rosztiszlo (son of St. Michael of Chernigov, Grand Prince of Kiev and Marija Romanowna of Halicz) was born between 1212 and 1225; died about 1264. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate birth: 1240
• Alternate death: 6 Aug 1272

Notes:

Also called Steven, Stephan. Turned back the invasion of Hungary led by Otakar II of Bohemia.

Family/Spouse: Erszebet of Kumania. Erszebet (daughter of Kuthan, Khan of the Cumans) died after 1290. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Also called Jolenta, Yolanda.

Helene married Boleslaw in 1257. Boleslaw (son of Wladislaw Odonicz and Jadwiga) was born in 1221; died on 7 Apr 1279. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]