John III Doukas Vatatzes

John III Doukas Vatatzes
Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans
15th-century portrait of John III (from a 15th-century codex containing a copy of the Extracts of History by Joannes Zonaras)
Emperor of Nicaea
Claimant Byzantine Emperor
ReignDecember 1221 –
3 November 1254
PredecessorTheodore I Laskaris
SuccessorTheodore II Laskaris
Bornc. 1192
Didymoteicho, Byzantine Empire
Died3 November 1254 (aged 62)
Nymphaion, Byzantine Empire
Burial
Monastery of Sosandra, region of Magnesia
SpousesIrene Laskarina
Anna of Hohenstaufen
IssueTheodore II Laskaris
Names
John Doukas Vatatzes
Ιωάννης Δούκας Βατάτζης
HouseVatatzes
FatherBasil Vatatzes (?)
MotherUnknown
ReligionEastern Orthodox

John III Doukas Vatatzes, Latinized as Ducas Vatatzes (Greek: Ἱωάννης Δούκας Βατάτζης, Iōannēs Doukas Vatatzēs, c. 1192 – 3 November 1254), was Emperor of Nicaea from 1221 to 1254. He was succeeded by his son, known as Theodore II Laskaris.


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