Editing Battle of Adrianople (1205) (section)

===End of Emperor Baldwin I===

After his capture by the Bulgarians, the fate of Emperor Baldwin I was unknown to his subjects; his brother [[Henry of Flanders]] assumed regency in his absence. Whilst it is known that Baldwin died in captivity, the precise circumstances are unknown. Apparently treated at first as a valuable prisoner, he was later left to die in one of the towers of [[Tsarevets (fortress)|Tsarevets]]. There are many legends regarding his demise, the most famous being that he was condemned to death after trying to seduce Kaloyan's wife. The historian George Acropolites reports that the Tsar had Baldwin's [[Skull cup|skull made into a drinking cup]], as had happened to [[Nikephoros I]] almost four hundred years before, but no evidence has been found to confirm this. Kaloyan informed both Pope Innocent III and Baldwin's court of the Emperor's death in prison. A tower of the Tsarevets fortress is still called [[Baldwin's Tower]].