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What important role did John III Doukas Vatatzes hold?

  • Autocrat of the Romans

  • Grand Komnenos of Trebizond

  • Despot of Epirus

  • Basileus of Thessalonica

Answer

John III Doukas Vatatzes was the Autocrat of the Romans, the head of the Byzantine Empire, from 1221 to 1254. He was a member of the Doukas family, and was the son of Theodore I Laskaris. John III was a skilled military leader, and he successfully defended the empire from the incursions of the Seljuk Turks. He also expanded the empire by conquering new territory in Asia Minor.
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