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Battle of Thessalonica |
year: 1264 |
| Victory of the Imperial Byzantine forces against the Despotate of Epirus | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ |
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enemy: Greeks of Epirus
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location: Modern Thessaloniki, Northern Greece
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battle type: Pitched Battle |
war: Despotate Wars |
modern country:
Greece |
| ▼ The Byzantines(emperor: Michael VIII Palaiologos) | ▼ The Enemies | |
| Commander: | Sebastokrator John Palaiologos | Necephoros Doukas |
| Forces: | Unknown | Unknown |
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| Background story: |
| Following the Byzantine restoration in Constantinople, Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos was determined to beat Michael II Doukas, the Despotes of Epirus, who had been part of the alliance against him at Pelagonia (1259). He sent an army against him under Alexios Strategopoulos but Alexios was repulsed by the son of Michael II, Nikephoros Komnenos Doukas. Alexios was taken prisoner. |
The Battle: |
 The Despotate of Epirus in its apogee (green) |
Aftermath: |
| Michael II of Epirus agreed to become a vassal of the Byzantine emperor. As part of the peace agreement, Nikephoros was married to Anna Kantakouzene, a niece of Michael VIII. The peace did not last long. |
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