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J. Peterson, 3302 Clovertree - # 4, Flint, MI 48532 - Oct 2000 letter
[1890] Theodore I is son-in-law of Alexius III ("Angelus"), q.v. (ID810), and was succeeded by his son-in-law John III ("John Ducas Vatatzes") whose son Theodore II (1254-58) assumed the family name Lascaris. Theodore I "scarcely looked the part of a great leader. In body he was very small, moderately dark, with a long beard which was divided at the ends. His eyes differed one from the other, probably indicating that one of them did not focus properly. Looks notwithstanding, Theodore was a brave soldier. As the husband of Anna Angelina, Alexius III's daughter, his claim to the throne was better than that of anyone else available after the fall of Constantinople. He reigned 1206-1222. At his death, the throne went to his daughter by Anna, Irene Laskaris, and her husband John Doukas Vatatzes." - "Imperial Byzantine Portraits," by Constance Head. Cf. Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, "Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition" (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 89.