Back Спіс імператараў Лацінскай імперыі Byelorussian Λατίνοι Αυτοκράτορες της Κωνσταντινούπολης Greek Anexo:Emperadores de Constantinopla Spanish Ladina keisririigi valitsejate loend Estonian فهرست امپراتوران لاتین Persian Liste des empereurs latins de Constantinople French Latin császárok listája Hungarian Imperatori latini di Costantinopoli Italian ラテン皇帝一覧 Japanese 라틴 황제 Korean
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| Emperor of Constantinople | |
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Imperial | |
 attributed arms (historically used by Philip of Courtenay) | |
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| First monarch | Baldwin I |
| Last monarch | Baldwin II |
| Formation | 16 April 1204 |
| Abolition | 25 July 1261 |
| Residence | Bucoleon Palace |
The Latin Emperor was the ruler of the Latin Empire, the historiographical convention for the Crusader realm, established in Constantinople after the Fourth Crusade (1204) and lasting until the city was reconquered by the Byzantine Greeks in 1261. Its name derives from its Catholic and Western European ("Latin") nature. The empire, whose official name was Imperium Romaniae (Latin: "Empire of Romania"), claimed the direct heritage of the Eastern Roman Empire, which had most of its lands taken and partitioned by the crusaders. This claim however was disputed by the Byzantine Greek successor states, the Empire of Nicaea, the Empire of Trebizond and the Despotate of Epirus. Out of these three, the Nicaeans succeeded in displacing the Latin emperors in 1261 and restored the Byzantine Empire.