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Robert I, Latin Emperor

1201 - 1228

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Robert I (died 1228), also known as Robert of Courtenay, was Latin Emperor of Constantinople from 1221 until his death in 1228. He was a younger son of the emperor Peter II of Courtenay, and Yolanda of Flanders. After the death of Empress Yolanda in 1219, her eldest son, Philip, Marquis of Namur, renounced the succession to the Latin empire of Constantinople in favor of his brother Robert, who set out to take possession of his distracted inheritance. On the way to his new homeland, Robert stayed in Hungary from autumn 1220 to early 1221, enjoying the hospitality of his brother-in-law Andrew II of Hungary. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert I, Latin Emperor is the 1,962nd most popular politician (up from 5,932nd in 2019). (up from 901st in 2019)

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Among politicians, Robert I, Latin Emperor ranks 1,962 out of 19,576Before him are Antonia Minor, Gnaeus Pompeius, Eduard Limonov, Titus Tatius, Heinrich Brüning, and Amenemhat III. After him are Shalmaneser III, Publius Quinctilius Varus, Egon Krenz, Gelimer, Hippias, and Johannes Rau.

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Among people born in 1201, Robert I, Latin Emperor ranks 2Before him is Nasir al-Din al-Tusi. After him are François Grimaldi, Daniel of Galicia, Theobald I of Navarre, Baiju, John I of Sweden, Robert de Sorbon, Butvydas, Al-Baydawi, Philip I, Count of Boulogne, and Qin Jiushao. Among people deceased in 1228, Robert I, Latin Emperor ranks 1After him are Isabella II of Jerusalem, Stefan the First-Crowned, Maria of Courtenay, Mstislav Mstislavich, Stephen Langton, Aimeric de Peguilhan, and Zhao Rukuo.

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