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People: Anne of France
Location: Langres Champagne-Ardenne France

John III Doukas Vatatzes of Nicaea had …

Years: 1227 - 1227

John III Doukas Vatatzes of Nicaea had no sooner taken Adrianople in 1225 than  Theodore had arrived and taken it from him in turn.

Theodore had also allied with the Bulgarians and had driven the Latins from Thrace.

Elated by his success, Theodore arranges for his coronation as emperor in 1225 or 1227 by the autocephalous archbishop of Ohrid, Demetrios Chomatianos, although this is not recognized by most Greeks, especially not the Patriarch in Nicaea.