Byzantine Art under the Latin Empire (1204–1261)

1. Hagia Sophia converted to a Latin cathedral

   Jan 1, 1204Labels: Hagia Sophia, Latin Church

   • Hagia Sophia

2. Latin Patriarchate of Constantinople established

   Jan 1, 1204Labels: Latin Patriarchate, Constantinople

   • Latin Patriarchate

3. Byzantine elites regroup in the Empire of Nicaea

   Jan 1, 1204Labels: Empire of, Byzantine elites

   • Britannica Nicaea

4. Looted Byzantine treasures installed in Venice and elsewhere

   Jan 1, 1204Labels: Venice, Looted treasures

   • Britannica 1204

5. Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople

   Apr 12, 1204Labels: Fourth Crusade, Constantinople

   • Britannica

6. Baldwin I crowned in Hagia Sophia

   May 16, 1204Labels: Baldwin I, Hagia Sophia

   • Baldwin I

7. Latin defeat at Adrianople weakens the new regime

   Apr 14, 1205Labels: Adrianople, Latin Empire

   • Adrianople 1205

8. Theodore I Lascaris crowned emperor in exile

   Jan 1, 1208Labels: Theodore I, Nicaea

   • Britannica Lascaris

9. Nicaea and the Latin Empire define borders

   Jan 1, 1214Labels: Nicaea, Latin Empire

   • Britannica Lascaris

10. Crown of Thorns sold from Constantinople to France

    Jan 1, 1239Labels: Crown of, Louis IX

    • Britannica Sainte Chapelle

11. Orthodox worship restored at Hagia Sophia

    Jan 1, 1261Labels: Hagia Sophia, Orthodox Church

    • Hagia Sophia

12. Nicaea allies with Genoa for naval support

    Mar 13, 1261Labels: Nymphaeum Treaty, Genoa

    • Treaty 1261

13. Nicaean forces recapture Constantinople

    Jul 25, 1261Labels: Alexios Strategopoulos, Recapture of

    • Reconquest 1261
    • Britannica Nicaea