Deaths on February 8

Alexios IV Angelos

Died on February 8, 1204

Alexios IV Angelos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1182)

Alexios IV Angelos or Alexius IV Angelus (Greek: Ἀλέξιος Ἄγγελος) (c. 1182 – February 1204) was Byzantine Emperor from August 1203 to January 1204. He was the son of Emperor Isaac II Angelos and his first wife, an unknown Palaiologina, who became a nun with the name Irene. His paternal uncle was his predecessor Emperor Alexios III Angelos.

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Events on 1204

12 Apr

Siege of Constantinople (1204)
The Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade breach the walls of Constantinople and enter the city, which they completely occupy the following day.
13 Apr

Fourth Crusade
Constantinople falls to the Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade, temporarily ending the Byzantine Empire.