Alexios III Angelos (Greek: Αλέξιος Γ’ Άγγελος) (c. 1153–1211) was Byzantine Emperor from 1195 to 1203. A member of the extended Imperial family Alexios came to throne after deposing his brother in 1195. The most significant event of his reign was the attack of the Fourth Crusade on Constantinople in 1203 on behalf of Alexios IV Angelos. Alexios III took over the defence of the city which he mismanaged then fled the city at night with one of his three daughters.
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