Constantine Laskaris Κωνσταντίνος Λάσκαρις | |
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Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans | |
Emperor of Nicaea (?) Claimant Byzantine Emperor | |
Reign | 1204–1205 |
Predecessor | Alexios V Doukas (Byzantine Emperor) |
Successor | Theodore I Laskaris |
Born | 1170 Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey) |
Died | 1205 |
House | Laskaris |
Father | Manuel Laskaris |
Mother | Ioanna Karatzaina |
Constantine Laskaris (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Λάσκαρις) may have been Byzantine Emperor for a few months from 1204 to early 1205. He is sometimes called "Constantine XI", a numeral now usually reserved for Constantine Palaiologos.