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| | Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 459 (v. 1) |
 | | He was born in 1217, and succeeded his brother, Robert, in 1228, but, on account of his youth, was put under the guardianship of John of Brienne, count De la Marche and king of Jerusalem. |
 | | died in 1275, leaving a son, Philip of Courtenay, by his wife Maria, the daughter of John of Brienne. |
 | | The empire was in a dangerous position, being attacked in the south by Vatatzes, the Greek emperor of Nicaea, and in the north by Asan, king of Bulgaria, who in 1234 concluded an alliance with Vatatzes and laid siege to Constantinople by sea and land. |
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