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- The Cambridge History of the Byzantine Empire c. 500–1492
- Frontispiece
- The Cambridge History of the Byzantine Empire c. 500–1492
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Maps
- Illustrations
- Tables
- Dedication
- Preface
- Preface to the Paperback Edition
- General Introduction
- Part I The Earlier Empire c. 500–c. 700
- Part II The Middle Empire c. 700–1204
- Part III The Byzantine Lands in the Later Middle Ages 1204–1492
- Chapter 20 a After The Fourth Crusade: The Greek Rump States and the Recovery of Byzantium
- Chapter 20b After the Fourth Crusade: The Latin Empire of Constantinople and the Frankish States
- Chapter 21 Balkan Powers: Albania, Serbia and Bulgaria (1200–1300)
- Chapter 22 The Palaiologoi and the World Around Them (1261–1400)
- Chapter 23 Latins in the Aegean and the Balkans (1300–1400)
- Chapter 24 The Roman Orthodox World (1393–1492)
- Glossary (Including Some Proper Names)
- Genealogical Tables and Lists of Rulers
- Alternative Place Names
- Bibliography
- Book part
- Picture Acknowledgements
- Index
Chapter 20b - After the Fourth Crusade: The Latin Empire of Constantinople and the Frankish States
from Part III - The Byzantine Lands in the Later Middle Ages 1204–1492
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 November 2019
- The Cambridge History of the Byzantine Empire c. 500–1492
- Frontispiece
- The Cambridge History of the Byzantine Empire c. 500–1492
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Maps
- Illustrations
- Tables
- Dedication
- Preface
- Preface to the Paperback Edition
- General Introduction
- Part I The Earlier Empire c. 500–c. 700
- Part II The Middle Empire c. 700–1204
- Part III The Byzantine Lands in the Later Middle Ages 1204–1492
- Chapter 20 a After The Fourth Crusade: The Greek Rump States and the Recovery of Byzantium
- Chapter 20b After the Fourth Crusade: The Latin Empire of Constantinople and the Frankish States
- Chapter 21 Balkan Powers: Albania, Serbia and Bulgaria (1200–1300)
- Chapter 22 The Palaiologoi and the World Around Them (1261–1400)
- Chapter 23 Latins in the Aegean and the Balkans (1300–1400)
- Chapter 24 The Roman Orthodox World (1393–1492)
- Glossary (Including Some Proper Names)
- Genealogical Tables and Lists of Rulers
- Alternative Place Names
- Bibliography
- Book part
- Picture Acknowledgements
- Index
Summary
The Latin conquest of Constantinople on 13 April 1204 heralded a new era in the history of the Byzantine lands, known in the Christian west as Romania. It dealt a severe blow to the military might, political organisation and prestige of the empire, furthering and hastening its disintegration – begun some twenty-five years earlier – and leading to its dismemberment. In March 1204, about a month before the fall of Constantinople, the leaders of the crusader armies and the commander of the Venetian army and fleet, Doge Enrico Dandolo, reached agreement on five major issues: electing a Latin emperor, the empire’s political regime and military organisation, partitioning the lands of Romania (the partitio Romaniae) and, finally, electing a Latin patriarch of Constantinople and other ecclesiastical matters.
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- The Cambridge History of the Byzantine Empire c.500–1492 , pp. 759 - 778Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019