Baldwin I, Latin Emperor
Latin Emperor of Constantinople (1172 - c.1205)
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Baldwin I rode the Fourth Crusade to Constantinople in 1204 and crowned himself emperor of the wreckage. His reign lasted about a year before Kaloyan of Bulgaria captured him at Adrianople; he died in captivity.
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Baldwin I was the first Emperor of the Latin Empire of Constantinople; Count of Flanders from 1194 to 1205 and Count of Hainaut from 1195 to 1205. Baldwin was one of the most prominent leaders of the Fourth Crusade, which resulted in the sack of Constantinople in 1204, the conquest of the Byzantine Empire, and the foundation of the Latin Empire. The following year he was defeated at the Battle of Adrianople by Kaloyan, the emperor of Bulgaria, and spent his last days as a prisoner.
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