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Although this state lay claim to all of the lands controlled by the Byzantine Empire at the time Constantinople was conquered and did exert control over areas of Greece (Achaea), much of the territory remained in the hands of rival states led by aristocrats of the former empire, such as the Despotate of Epirus[?], the Empire of Nicaea[?], and the Empire of Trebizond. Although the relatives of Baldwin, Count of Flanders struggled for many years for their domain, it came to an end on July 25, 1261 when Michael VIII Palaeologus recaptured Constantinople, deposing the last Latin Emperor, Baldwin II.
For about a century thereafter, the heirs of Baldwin II continued to use the title of Emperor of Constantinople, and were seen as theoretical overlords by the various remaining Latin states in the Aegean.
Latin Emperors of Constantinople, 1204-1261
Titular Latin Emperors of Constantinople, 1261-1383
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