Theodore Komnenos Doukas

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Theodore Komnenos Doukas was a 13th-century Byzantine Greek ruler who expanded the power of the Despotate of Epirus and briefly claimed the imperial title as emperor of Thessalonica.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine Greek
Byzantine ruler
Despot of Epirus
emperor of Thessalonica
medieval monarch
capitalDuringReign Arta
Thessalonica
linked to: Salonika
centuryOfBirth 12th century
centuryOfDeath 13th century
claimedImperialTitleAgainst Empire of Nicaea
Latin Empire
claimedTitle Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans
countryOfCitizenship Byzantine Empire
dateOfBirth circa 1180
dateOfDeath after 1253
defeatedBy Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria
linked to: Ivan Asen II
era post-Fourth Crusade Byzantine successor states
ethnicGroup Greeks
familyName Komnenos Doukas
father John Doukas
givenName Theodore
historicalRegionRuled Epirus
Macedonia
linked to: Macedonia (Greece)

Thessaly
Thrace
languageSpoken Medieval Greek
nobleFamily Komnenodoukai
notableBattle Battle of Klokotnitsa
notableFor expanding the power of the Despotate of Epirus
founding the Empire of Thessalonica
placeOfBirth Byzantine Empire
placeOfDeath Nicaea
positionHeld Despot of Epirus
emperor of Thessalonica
ruler of the Despotate of Epirus
predecessor Michael I Komnenos Doukas
reignEnd 1230
reignEndAsEmperorOfThessalonica 1230
reignStart 1215
reignStartAsEmperorOfThessalonica 1224
relative Michael I Komnenos Doukas
religion Eastern Orthodox Church
resultOfBattleOfKlokotnitsa blinded
captured
sibling Michael I Komnenos Doukas
spouse Maria Petraliphaina
successor John Komnenos Doukas
Manuel Komnenos Doukas
territorialExpansion conquest of Thessalonica
expansion into Macedonia
expansion into Thrace

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Despotate of Epirus notableRuler Theodore Komnenos Doukas
Peter II of Courtenay capturedBy Theodore Komnenos Doukas
Battle of Klokotnitsa commander Theodore Komnenos Doukas
Battle of Klokotnitsa combatantLeaderForEpirus Theodore Komnenos Doukas, ruler of Epirus and Thessalonica
linked to: Theodore Komnenos Doukas
Battle of Klokotnitsa capturedPerson Theodore Komnenos Doukas
Ivan Asen II victoryOver Theodore Komnenos Doukas
Kingdom of Thessalonica conqueredBy Theodore Komnenos Doukas
Michael I Komnenos Doukas successor Theodore Komnenos Doukas
Theodore Komnenos Doukas familyName Komnenos Doukas
linked to: Theodore Komnenos Doukas
Michael II Komnenos Doukas predecessor Theodore Komnenos Doukas
Δεσπότης Ηπείρου σχετίζεταιΜε Θεόδωρος Κομνηνός Δούκας
linked to: Theodore Komnenos Doukas
Despot of Epirus positionHeldBy Theodore Komnenos Doukas