He began his reign during a very critical period in the history of the Latin Empire of Constantinople, because the fall of the Kingdom of Thessalonica in 1224 had interposed formidable enemies between the capital of the empire on the one hand and the crusaders' states in the Peloponnese on the other.
Comezou o seu reinado durante un período moi crítico na historia do Imperio latino de Constantinopla, porque a caída do Reino de Tesalónica en 1224 interpuxera inimigos formidábeis entre a capital do imperio por unha banda e os estados cruzados no Peloponeso polo outro.