Emperors of Rome

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John III Doukas Vatatzes.jpg
Portrait of John III from a 15th-century manuscript
Name
John III Doukas Vatatzes
Dynasty
Laskaris
Born
c. 1193
Didymoteicho
Died
3 November 1254
Nymphaion
Reign
15 December 1221 to 3 November 1254
(32 years, 10 months and 19 days)
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John III Doukas Vatatzes, Latinized as Ducas Vatatzes (Greek: Ιωάννης Γ΄ Δούκας Βατάτζης, Iōannēs III Doukas Vatatzēs, c. 1193, Didymoteicho – 3 November 1254, Nymphaion), was Emperor of Nicaea from 1222 to 1254. He was succeeded by his son, known as Theodore II Laskaris.