Abstract
how the five emperors in the Dynasty of Lascaris (1204-1261) succeeded to the throne is discussed here. The succession by the blood relation as Theodoros I, Theodoros II, John IV, and the succession by the marriage as John III, continued the family line of Lascaris. But a usurpation by Michael VIII has gone to ruin the family of Lascaris. The patriarch and the aristcracy in Nicaea supported the family line of the dynasty.
