Henry of Flanders

Henry of Flanders
Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans
Seal of Henry of Flanders
Latin Emperor of Constantinople
Reign1205–1216
Coronation20 August 1206
PredecessorBaldwin I
SuccessorPeter
Bornc. 1176
Valenciennes
Died11 June 1216
Thessaloniki
SpousesAgnes of Montferrat
Maria of Bulgaria
HouseHouse of Flanders
FatherBaldwin V, Count of Hainaut
MotherMargaret I, Countess of Flanders

Henry (c. 1178 – 11 June 1216) was Latin emperor of Constantinople from 1205 until his death in 1216. He was one of the leaders of the Fourth Crusade in which the Byzantine Empire was conquered and Latin Empire formed.


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