Byzantine Empire
- Isaac II Angelus, deposed 1195, restored 1203, deposed again 1204.
- Alexius III Angelus, deposed 1203.
- Alexius IV Angelus, deposed 1204.
- Alexius V, deposed 1204.
- John IV Lascaris, deposed 1261.
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