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Byzantine Greek noble family
Bryennios Vatatzes; another seal mentions Nikephoros Vatatzes, "protoproedros, vestarches, megas doux, and praetor of the Aegean Sea"; a Joseph Vatatzes, possibly
Vatatzes
Emperor of Nicaea from 1221 to 1254
John III Doukas Vatatzes, Latinized as Ducas Vatatzes (Greek: Ἰωάννης Γ´ Δούκας Βατάτζης, romanized: Iōánnēs Doúkās Vatatzēs; c. 1192 – 3 November 1254)
John_III_Doukas_Vatatzes
Byzantine general and aristocrat
reigns of John II Komnenos and Manuel I Komnenos. Theodore Vatatzes was a member of the Vatatzes family, who had been prominent in the city and region of
Theodore_Vatatzes
Topics referred to by the same term
John III Doukas Vatatzes (died 1254) was Emperor of Nicaea in 1221–1254. John Vatatzes or Batatzes may also refer to: John Komnenos Vatatzes (died 1183),
John Vatatzes (disambiguation)
John_Vatatzes_(disambiguation)
Byzantine rump state (1204–1261)
1221 and was succeeded by his son-in-law, John III Doukas Vatatzes. The accession of Vatatzes was initially challenged by the Laskarids, with the sebastokratores
Empire_of_Nicaea
Byzantine prince (c. 1188–1261)
Isaac Doukas Vatatzes (Greek: Ἰσαάκιος Δούκας Βατάτζης, romanized: Isaakios Doukas Vatatzēs; c. 1188–1261) was the brother of the Nicaean emperor John
Isaac_Doukas_Vatatzes
Greek scholar in Iran (1694–c. 1748)
scholarship". Vasileios Vatatzes was born in Therapeia near Constantinople in the Ottoman Empire and was a scion of the Vatatzes noble family. His father
Vasileios_Vatatzes
Byzantine military commander
Basil Vatatzes (Greek: Βασίλειος Βατάτζης, romanized: Basíleios Vatatzēs, fl. c. 1187–1194) was a Byzantine military commander, and likely the father of
Basil_Vatatzes
12th-century Byzantine general
John Komnenos Vatatzes (Greek: Ἰωάννης Κομνηνὸς Βατάτζης, Iōannēs Komnēnos Vatatzēs), or simply John Komnenos or John Vatatzes (the transliteration 'Batatzes'
John_Komnenos_Vatatzes
Siege by a Bulgarian-Nicaean alliance
John III Doukas Vatatzes crossed the Dardanelles and took over Gallipoli. Asen, along with his family, arrived there to meet with Vatatzes and his court
Siege of Constantinople (1235–1236)
Siege_of_Constantinople_(1235–1236)
Emperor of Nicaea from 1254 to 1258
diplomacy. Vatatzes again charged Theodore with the administration of Asia Minor when he launched a new military campaign in Thrace in 1246. After Vatatzes captured
Theodore_II_Laskaris
Conflicts following the Fourth Crusade
troops both to relieve Thessalonica and to attack John Doukas Vatatzes of Nicaea. Vatatzes defeated the forces sent against him at the Battle of Poimanenon
Struggle for Constantinople (1204–1261)
Struggle_for_Constantinople_(1204–1261)
Byzantine general (died 1345)
John Vatatzes or Batatzes (Greek: Ἰωάννης Βατάτζης, died 1345) was a Byzantine official and magnate active in the second quarter of the 14th century, playing
John Vatatzes (megas stratopedarches)
John_Vatatzes_(megas_stratopedarches)
Emperor of Bulgaria from 1246 to 1256/1257
John III Doukas Vatatzes, Emperor of Nicaea, and Michael II of Epirus invaded Bulgaria shortly after Michael's ascension. Vatatzes captured the Bulgarian
Michael_II_Asen
Byzantine aristocrat and military commander
sebastokrator. Isaac Komnenos Vatatzes was the youngest son of Alexios Vatatzes, a son of the general Theodore Vatatzes and the purple-born princess Eudokia
Isaac_Komnenos_Vatatzes
Byzantine successor state under warlord Theodore Komnenos
to Nicaea, where Vatatzes imprisoned him. In the next year the Nicean army embarked for Europe and marched on Thessalonica. Vatatzes had to break off
Empire_of_Thessalonica
of Nicaea and the Sultanate of Rum, where the Nicaean Emperor John III Vatatzes orchestrated a series of successful military campaigns pushing the Seljuks
Nicaean–Seljuk war (1225–1231)
Nicaean–Seljuk_war_(1225–1231)
Byzantine Greek noble family; ruling dynasty of the Empire of Nicaea (1204–1261)
1221 by his son-in-law, John III Doukas Vatatzes, who had married Theodore's daughter Irene Laskarina. Vatatzes had to fight off a rival claim by Theodore's
House_of_Laskaris
Byzantine emperor from 1261 to 1282
in the autumn of 1253, Michael was accused before the Emperor John III Vatatzes of plotting against the throne. The only way Michael was allowed to prove
Michael_VIII_Palaiologos
13th-century AD emperor and autocrat of the Romans
city. Vatatzes readily granted this, and sent envoys to Demetrios calling for him to appear in person at his camp. Demetrios, suspicious of Vatatzes' intentions
Theodore_Komnenos_Doukas
Byzantine rump state (1204–1479)
III Doukas Vatatzes of Nicaea forced Michael to recognize him as emperor, and officially recognized him in turn as despotēs in Epirus. Vatatzes' granddaughter
Despotate_of_Epirus
1979 novel by Patrick White
on Joanie Golson is interspersed with diary entries written by Eudoxia Vatatzes. Joanie and Curly Golson are wealthy Australians vacationing in France
The_Twyborn_Affair
Despot of Epirus
John III Doukas Vatatzes conquered Thessalonica and penetrated into northern Greece in 1244–46. In autumn 1246, John III Doukas Vatatzes exploited the accession
Michael_II_Komnenos_Doukas
Emperor of Bulgaria from 1218 to 1241
(independence). Ivan Asen and Vatatzes joined their forces in attacking Constantinople, but the former realized that Vatatzes could primarily take advantage
Ivan_Asen_II
In the Empire of Nicaea John III Doukas Vatatzes prepared for the coming Mongol threat. However, Vatatzes had sent envoys to the Qaghans Güyük and Möngke
Mongol_conquest_of_Anatolia
King of Jerusalem (1210–1225) and Latin Emperor of Constantinople (1229–1237)
by his mercenaries. John III Vatatzes and Ivan Asen II concluded a treaty dividing the Latin Empire in early 1235. Vatatzes soon seized the last outposts
John_of_Brienne
head of the Latin army sent to confront Vatatzes. In the resulting Battle of Poimanenon in 1224, however, Vatatzes secured a decisive success: in a hard-fought
Alexios_Laskaris
envoys to Nicaea, calling upon the emperor John III Vatatzes to liberate them from Latin rule. Vatatzes sent Kammytzes, along with the protostrator John
John_Kammytzes
Stoic philosopher, Roman emperor from 161 to 180
IV Angelos Alexios V Doukas Theodore I Laskaris (w. Nicholas) John III Vatatzes Theodore II Laskaris John IV Doukas Laskaris Michael VIII Palaiologos Andronikos
Marcus_Aurelius
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1223 to 1240
Achyraous. In 1223, he was selected by the Nicaean emperor John III Doukas Vatatzes to fill the seat of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, which had relocated in
Germanus_II_of_Constantinople
Dynasty in northwestern Anatolia from c. 1300 to 1345
reign. Suleiman Bey was married to the daughter of John Vatatzes. Allied with Suleiman, Vatatzes attacked Thrace in support of the dowager empress Anna
Karasids
1260 Nicaean siege of Constantinople
for Nicaea, under John III Doukas Vatatzes (r. 1221–1254), to intervene in Europe. Allied with the Bulgarians, Vatatzes established a first foothold in
Siege of Constantinople (1260)
Siege_of_Constantinople_(1260)
against John Komnenos Vatatzes, a nephew of the late Manuel I Komnenos, who had raised a revolt in western Anatolia. Vatatzes, who had become seriously
Andronikos_Lapardas
AD 1224 battle between the Latin Empire and the Nicaean Empire
marched against Vatatzes. The two armies met at Poimanenon, near a church dedicated to the Archangel Michael. In the ensuing battle, Vatatzes achieved a decisive
Battle_of_Poimanenon
Megas domestikos of the Empire of Nicaea
Akropolites asserts this was done by Theodore I's successor, John III Doukas Vatatzes (r. 1222–1254) soon after his accession. Modern historians generally consider
Andronikos Palaiologos (megas domestikos)
Andronikos_Palaiologos_(megas_domestikos)
13th–14th-century alliance in the Near East
the middle of the 14th century. In the spring of 1242, John III Doukas Vatatzes, Emperor of Nicaea initiated a campaign against the Thessalonian Empire
Byzantine–Mongol_alliance
envoys to Nicaea, calling upon the emperor John III Vatatzes to liberate them from Latin rule. Vatatzes sent Ises, along with John Kammytzes, at the head
John_Ises
Geographical and historical region in Southeast Europe
like Basil I, the founder of the Macedonian dynasty, John III Doukas Vatatzes and John V Palaiologos were born in Byzantine Thrace. Also Manuel Erotikos
Thrace
Battle between the Byzantines and Seljuks of Rum
John Komnenos Vatatzes, the emperor's nephew, set out from Constantinople with instructions to intercept the Seljuq raiders. Vatatzes was given two other
Battle of Hyelion and Leimocheir
Battle_of_Hyelion_and_Leimocheir
Coastal town of ancient Bithynia
Propontis. Its church was reportedly saved by Nicaean emperor John III Vatatzes. Its site is located near modern day Caddebostan. Talbert, Richard, ed
Rouphinianai
Despot in Thessalonica
exchange for a guarantee of their privileges, conditions that Vatatzes readily granted. Vatatzes then called upon Demetrios to come before him and demonstrate
Demetrios_Angelos_Doukas
Crusade of 1239-1241
go to Constantinople to fight the invading schismatics John III Doukas Vatatzes of Nicaea and Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria. In the summer of 1239, Hungarian
Barons'_Crusade
Town in Greece
control by capturing it around 1243, during the reign of John III Doukas Vatatzes. In 1255/56, Theodore II Laskaris used the city as a base of operations
Didymoteicho
Capital of the Eastern Roman and Ottoman empires
monumental figures of Hera, Paris, and Helen." The Nicaean emperor John III Vatatzes reportedly saved several churches from being dismantled for their valuable
Constantinople
13th-century Albanian nobleman
to support Michael against Vatatzes but instead of preparing to fight against him, they reached an agreement with Vatatzes who had also camped in western
Golem_of_Kruja
First Emperor of Nicaea (1205–1221)
and Isaac, and his son-in-law, John Doukas Vatatzes, claimed the throne. The conflict ended with Vatatzes's victory; Theodore's brothers were forced into
Theodore_I_Laskaris
Nicaean-Latin Wars Battle of Poimanenon Early 1224 The Nicaean emperor John III Vatatzes defeats a joint army of the Latin Empire and of rebels under the brothers
List_of_battles_301–1300
Abbess of St. Agneta
Austria 14. Leopold VI, Duke of Austria 29. Helena of Hungary 7. Agnes of Austria Isaac Komnenos Vatatzes 15. Theodora Angelina Anna Komnena Angelina
Agnes_of_Denmark
Byzantine co-emperor from 1208 to 1210
Co-reign 1208 – 1210 Predecessor Alexios V Doukas Successor John III Doukas Vatatzes Senior emperor Theodore I Komnenos Laskaris Died 1210 (1211) Dynasty Laskaris
Nicholas_Laskaris
Roman emperor from AD 41 to 54
IV Angelos Alexios V Doukas Theodore I Laskaris (w. Nicholas) John III Vatatzes Theodore II Laskaris John IV Doukas Laskaris Michael VIII Palaiologos Andronikos
Claudius
Roman emperor from AD 14 to 37
IV Angelos Alexios V Doukas Theodore I Laskaris (w. Nicholas) John III Vatatzes Theodore II Laskaris John IV Doukas Laskaris Michael VIII Palaiologos Andronikos
Tiberius
Series of border conflicts
the Danube river. A part of the army, under the leadership of Theodore Vatatzes, continued to besiege the fort and most of the imperial troops led by Manuel
Byzantine–Hungarian War (1149–1155)
Byzantine–Hungarian_War_(1149–1155)
Roman emperor from 198 to 217
IV Angelos Alexios V Doukas Theodore I Laskaris (w. Nicholas) John III Vatatzes Theodore II Laskaris John IV Doukas Laskaris Michael VIII Palaiologos Andronikos
Caracalla
Latin Emperor from 1221 to 1228
same year, Robert's empire would suffer another defeat to John III Doukas Vatatzes, emperor of Nicaea, at the Battle of Poimanenos. Following this defeat
Robert_I,_Latin_Emperor
Roman emperor from 27 BC to AD 14
IV Angelos Alexios V Doukas Theodore I Laskaris (w. Nicholas) John III Vatatzes Theodore II Laskaris John IV Doukas Laskaris Michael VIII Palaiologos Andronikos
Augustus
Battle between Frankish and Byzantine forces in 1259
conquest of Macedonia by the Nicaean emperor John III Vatatzes (r. 1222–1254). Following Vatatzes' conquests, the region of Pelagonia in western Macedonia
Battle_of_Pelagonia
Thessalonian emperor
his exposed position attracted the attention of Emperor John III Doukas Vatatzes of Nicaea. The Nicaean emperor invited Theodore to a conference and had
John_Komnenos_Doukas
Byzantine emperor from 1180 to 1183
Andronikos Doukas Angelos, Andronikos Kontostephanos and John Komnenos Vatatzes, while Empress Dowager Maria was put in prison. In 1183, Alexios was compelled
Alexios_II_Komnenos
Holy Roman Emperor from 1220 to 1250
placed on the Regno, support from the Emperor of Nicaea, John III Doukas Vatatzes, enabled Frederick to refill his coffers and resupply his forces. Only
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
Frederick_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
Roman emperor from 217 to 218
IV Angelos Alexios V Doukas Theodore I Laskaris (w. Nicholas) John III Vatatzes Theodore II Laskaris John IV Doukas Laskaris Michael VIII Palaiologos Andronikos
Macrinus
Genoese occupation of Rhodes 1248/1250
Vatatzes. In exchange he received the high titles of sebastos and megas doux, and likely the hand of an imperial relative (possibly one of Vatatzes'
Genoese_occupation_of_Rhodes
Name list
Eudokia Komnene, daughter of John II Komnenos (1087–1143), wife of Theodore Vatatzes Eudokia Komnene (daughter of Alexios I) (1094 – c. 1129), daughter of Alexios
Eudoxia
Byzantine defeat at the Battle of Myriokephalon, when he and John Komnenos Vatatzes campaigned against the Seljuk Turks raiding the Maeander River valley.
Michael_Aspietes
Junior Empress Consort of Nicaea
father and the Nicaean emperor John III Vatatzes, negotiations began in 1233 on a marriage between her and Vatatzes' son and heir, Theodore II Laskaris.
Elena_Asenina_of_Bulgaria
Byzantine Greek noble family
Theodore's sons John and Demetrios. In 1242 the Nicaean emperor John III Doukas Vatatzes compelled John to abandon the imperial title (keeping only the title of
Angelos
Roman emperor from AD 37 to 41
IV Angelos Alexios V Doukas Theodore I Laskaris (w. Nicholas) John III Vatatzes Theodore II Laskaris John IV Doukas Laskaris Michael VIII Palaiologos Andronikos
Caligula
Byzantine emperor (1332–1391)
IV Angelos Alexios V Doukas Theodore I Laskaris (w. Nicholas) John III Vatatzes Theodore II Laskaris John IV Doukas Laskaris Michael VIII Palaiologos Andronikos
John_V_Palaiologos
Roman emperor from 306 to 337
IV Angelos Alexios V Doukas Theodore I Laskaris (w. Nicholas) John III Vatatzes Theodore II Laskaris John IV Doukas Laskaris Michael VIII Palaiologos Andronikos
Constantine_the_Great
Roman emperor from 383 to 388
IV Angelos Alexios V Doukas Theodore I Laskaris (w. Nicholas) John III Vatatzes Theodore II Laskaris John IV Doukas Laskaris Michael VIII Palaiologos Andronikos
Magnus_Maximus
1254 battle
Byzantines had a stranglehold on Constantinople, and Vatatzes made plans for its capture. However, Vatatzes died in 1254, and was succeeded by his son Theodore
Battle_of_Adrianople_(1254)
Empress consort of the Byzantine Empire
with one of her ministers, a nobleman named Vatatzes. Alexios III believed the allegations and had Vatatzes executed. Euphrosyne was stripped of her imperial
Euphrosyne_Doukaina_Kamatera
Byzantine emperor from 1195 to 1203
Empress Euphrosyne tried in vain to sustain his credit and his court; Vatatzes, the favourite instrument in her attempts at reform, was assassinated by
Alexios_III_Angelos
Venice. Vatatzes left Nicaea to his son, Theodore II Lascaris. The Bulgarians subsequently attempted to recover territories lost during Vatatzes's reign
Crusading for the Latin Empire
Crusading_for_the_Latin_Empire
Despot of Epirus
Theodore II Laskaris and granddaughter of the Nicaean emperor John III Doukas Vatatzes, who conferred on him the dignity of despotes. The marriage took place
Nikephoros_I_Komnenos_Doukas
Being divinely blessed in ancient Roman culture
Felicitanalia. William of Rubruck records that Emperor John III Doukas Vatatzes of Nicaea owned a copy of the Fasti and celebrated a similar festival,
Felicitas
Historical clergyman
Andronikos, he led an embassy on behalf of the Nicaean emperor John III Doukas Vatatzes (r. 1222–54) to Rome, to negotiate with Pope Innocent IV about a possible
George_Kleidas
Ruler of the Roman Empire
numbering used by scholars: John V Palaiologos is numbered after John III Vatatzes and John IV Laskaris, both emperors of Nicaea, but the other rival emperors
Roman_emperor
Roman emperor from 602 to 610
IV Angelos Alexios V Doukas Theodore I Laskaris (w. Nicholas) John III Vatatzes Theodore II Laskaris John IV Doukas Laskaris Michael VIII Palaiologos Andronikos
Phocas
Queen consort of Serbia
Komnene Angelina 2. Andronikos II Palaiologos 20. Isaac Doukas Vatatzes 10. John Doukas Vatatzes 5. Theodora Doukaina Vatatzina 22. John Komnenos Angelos 11
Simonida
Augusta
the wife of Theodore's designated successor, the future John III Doukas Vatatzes in 1212. They had a son, the future Theodore II Doukas Laskaris. After
Irene_Laskarina
Empress of Trebizond
Palaiologos and his wife, Theodora, a grandniece of Emperor John III Doukas Vatatzes of Nicaea. In 1282, Eudokia married in Constantinople John II Megas Komnenos
Eudokia_Palaiologina
Byzantine general who recaptured Constantinople in 1261
married to a daughter of the sebastokrator Isaac Doukas Vatatzes, brother of John III Doukas Vatatzes. Alexios Strategopoulos first appears in the chronicles
Alexios_Strategopoulos
Roman emperor in 276
IV Angelos Alexios V Doukas Theodore I Laskaris (w. Nicholas) John III Vatatzes Theodore II Laskaris John IV Doukas Laskaris Michael VIII Palaiologos Andronikos
Florianus
Geographical and historical region of Greece
of Nicaea, John III Doukas Vatatzes, was born c. 1192 in Didymoteicho, and was probably the son of the general Basil Vatatzes, who was killed in battle
Western_Thrace
1243 battle during the Mongol invasions of Anatolia
a Georgian princess. Kaykhusraw also concluded a treaty with John III Vatatzes, the ruler of the Empire of Nicaea (a Byzantine successor state), who likely
Battle_of_Köse_Dağ
Ethnonyms for the Greeks
the 11th century onward (from Anna Komnene, Michael Psellos, John III Vatatzes, George Gemistos Plethon and several others) prove that the revival of
Names_of_the_Greeks
Municipal unit in Greece
of the monks, only for it to be seized by an opposing force under John Vatatzes. During the next winter, the fleet of the Aydınid Turks under Umur Bey
Feres,_Evros
Last Byzantine Emperor from 1449 to 1453
IV Angelos Alexios V Doukas Theodore I Laskaris (w. Nicholas) John III Vatatzes Theodore II Laskaris John IV Doukas Laskaris Michael VIII Palaiologos Andronikos
Constantine_XI_Palaiologos
Augusta
was sebastokrator Isaac Doukas Vatatzes (died 1261), the older brother of the Nicaean emperor John III Doukas Vatatzes (r. 1221–1254). Theodora's maternal
Theodora Palaiologina (Byzantine empress)
Theodora_Palaiologina_(Byzantine_empress)
of Constantinople. Forced to retreat, he was captured and blinded. John Vatatzes (1047) – The principal general and top supporter of Leo Tornikios during
List_of_Byzantine_usurpers
Byzantine general and noble
in Boulgarophygon, he had a single adherent, a minor noble named John Vatatzes. Tornikios attempted to claim sanctuary, but was lured out of the church
Leo_Tornikios
Serbia John III Doukas Vatatzes Eastern Orthodox Emperor of Nicaea Died 1254, known as "John the Merciful" and "John III Doukas Vatatzes" John IV Laskaris
List of royal saints and martyrs
List_of_royal_saints_and_martyrs
Roman emperor from 527 to 565
IV Angelos Alexios V Doukas Theodore I Laskaris (w. Nicholas) John III Vatatzes Theodore II Laskaris John IV Doukas Laskaris Michael VIII Palaiologos Andronikos
Justinian_I
Village in Turkey
who were settled in a planned manner by the Nicea Emperor İoannes (John) Vatatzes, as mentioned. Köy Archived 6 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Turkey
Aktaş,_Akçakoca
Flemish missionary and explorer (fl. 1248–1257)
feast day for Felicitas, which he reports was known to John III Doukas Vatatzes through the alleged possession of the second half of Ovid's incomplete
William_of_Rubruck
Rival political factions in medieval Italy
placed on the Regno, support from the Emperor of Nicaea, John III Doukas Vatatzes, enabled Frederick to relatively refill his coffers and resupply his forces
Guelphs_and_Ghibellines
Calendar year
Battle of Poimanenon: Byzantine forces under Emperor John III (Doukas Vatatzes', ruler of Nicaea, defeat the Latin army under the brothers Alexios Laskaris
1224
Calendar year
France. Siege of Constantinople: The Byzantine emperor John III Doukas Vatatzes and the Bulgarian tsar Ivan Asen II besiege Constantinople in an attempt
1235
Byzantine emperor from 1183 to 1185
Theodora, and his other niece Theodora Vatatzina (the daughter of Theodore Vatatzes). Andronikos actively conspired against Manuel in the early 1150s, together
Andronikos_I_Komnenos
Crusader state that replaced the Byzantine Empire from 1204–1261
which started acquiring territories in Greece. Emperor John III Doukas Vatatzes of Nicaea concluded an alliance with Bulgaria, which in 1235 resulted in
Latin_Empire
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