1261 - Wikipedia August 29 – Urban IV offers the crown of Sicily to Charles of Anjou, youngest son of King Louis VIII of France, hoping to strengthen his position
Reconquest of Constantinople - Wikipedia The Reconquest of Constantinople was the recapture of the city of Constantinople in 1261 AD from the Latin Empire by Nicaean forces led by the general Alexios Strategopoulos
Constantinople after 1261 - The Metropolitan Museum of Art Constantinople was one of the first cities to lose many of its citizens to the Black Death in 1347 In 1261, the Greeks regained control of Constantinople from the Crusaders, who had assaulted the city in 1204
What happened 1261 AD - Historydraft To maintain his campaigns against the Latins, Michael pulled troops from Asia Minor and levied crippling taxes on the peasantry, causing much resentment Rather than holding on to his possessions in Asia Minor, Michael chose to expand the Empire, gaining only short-term success
1261 Calendar - What Happened Today In History What Happened In Year 1261? July 25, 1261 – The city of Constantinople is recaptured by Nicaean forces under the command of Alexios Strategopoulos, re-establishing the Byzantine Empire
1261 - Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 1261 Events * January - Pope Alexander III bans the Flagellants movement * July 25 - The city of Constantinople is recaptured by Nicaean forces under the command of Alexios Strategopoulos, thus re-establishing the Byzantine Empire * 15 August - Michael VIII Palaeologus is crowned Byzantine emperor in Constantinople