358:, Vatatzes was met by an envoy of the Thessalonian conspirators, who promised to overthrow Demetrios and deliver the city to him, in exchange for a guarantee of their privileges, conditions that Vatatzes readily ranted. Vatatzes then called upon Demetrios to come before him and demonstrate his loyalty and submission, but the latter refused; Demetrios had become suspicious of some of the conspirators, but they were able to dispel his concerns.
346:, from where he supervised the affairs of state. On John's death in 1244 Demetrios succeeded his brother as ruler of Thessalonica (sometime before 25 September 1244). An embassy was to Nicaea to announce the succession, as befitted the terms of vassalage agreed in 1242, and Vatatzes confirmed the succession and awarded the title of Despot to Demetrios.
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Young and dissolute, Demetrios inspired little loyalty among the leading families of
Thessalonica, who began plotting against him and viewing a takeover by Nicaea as a preferable alternative—particularly as by this time Nicaea had clearly emerged as the most powerful and credible of the Byzantine
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The
Nicaean position improved further in 1246, when Vatatzes once more campaigned in Europe. In a three-month campaign he wrested much of Thrace as well as most of Macedonia from Bulgaria, which now became his vassal. At
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married Ivan Asen in 1237, Theodore was released from captivity. Theodore made his way back to
Thessalonica and overthrew Manuel, but as he was blind, he installed his oldest son
318:, who managed to escape from Klokotnitsa, now took over the throne in Thessalonica, ruling over a much-reduced domain as a vassal of the Bulgarian ruler. When his sister
374:, where he probably died at an unknown date. His father Theodore, isolated and without power in his refuge at Vodena, apparently remained uninvolved in these events.
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after being implicated in a plot against Ivan Asen. In the aftermath of
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as its governor. Demetrios was sent into exile to the fortress of
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471:, "Theodore Komnenos Doukas" (M. J. Angold), p. 2042.
411:, "Demetrios Angelos Doukas" (M. J. Angold), p. 605.
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738:Despots in Byzantium and the South Slavic Lands
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941:People from the Empire of Nicaea
214: 1185–1195, 1203–1204
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268:Kingdom of Thessalonica
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149:Δημήτριος Ἀγγελοδούκας
16:Despot in Thessalonica
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338:Rule of Thessalonica
52:John Komnenos Doukas
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627:, pp. 625–626.
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350:successor states.
259:successor state of
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218:Alexios III Angelos
188:Maria Petraliphaina
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