of Pelagonia)中轻松击败伊庇鲁斯和亚该亚组成的反尼西亚同盟,随后兵锋直指君士坦丁堡,试图重建拜占庭帝国。残破的拉丁帝国此时财政短缺,且被切断了来自希腊拉丁国家,或其他拜占庭继承国的一切支援,唯有威尼斯强大的舰队得以依靠。1260年米海尔八世首次围攻君士坦丁堡(英语:Siegeof Constantinople
Sack ofConstantinople, 106 J. Phillips, The Fourth Crusade and the Sack ofConstantinople, 159 J. Phillips, The Fourth Crusade and the Sack of Constantinople
Sack ofConstantinople, 106 J. Phillips, The Fourth Crusade and the Sack ofConstantinople, 159 J. Phillips, The Fourth Crusade and the Sack of Constantinople