John IV Laskaris

John IV Doukas Laskaris was emperor of Nicaea from August 16, 1258, to December 25, 1261. This empire was one of the Greek states formed from the remaining fragments of the Byzantine Empire, after the capture of Constantinople by Roman Catholics during the Fourth Crusade in 1204.

25 December 1250

Born on the same birth day (25 December): Adut Akech • Hugo Bergmann • Ismail Merchant • Kenneth Calman • Merry Clayton • Muhammad Ali Jinnah • Nicolas Godin