Laskaris
noble family
The House of Laskaris (Greek: Λάσκαρης) was a Byzantine Greek noble family who was the ruling dynasty of the Empire of Nicaea from 1204 to 1261. Remaining among the senior nobility up to the dissolution of the Byzantine Empire in 1453 during the Fall of Constantinople after which many moved to Italy and then later to Smyrna.
| House of Laskaris | |
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| Country | Empire of Nicea |
| Titles | Emperor of the Romans |
| Founder | Theodore I Laskaris |
| Final ruler | John IV Laskaris |