Who was his biggest political adversary?
Theodore II Laskaris
John IV Laskaris
Michael VIII Palaiologos
Alexios III
Answer
Michael VIII Palaiologos was the Byzantine emperor who succeeded Alexios III Angelos in 1259. He was Alexios's brother-in-law and had been a key player in the civil war that deposed Alexios. Michael was a skilled military commander and administrator, and he oversaw the reconquest of Constantinople from the Latin Empire in 1261.
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