The association with the Nicaean court made Nymphaion a center of imperial politics: the city was raised to an archbishopric, where John III spent his final months, and both Theodore II Laskaris and Michael VIII Palaiologos were crowned.
Nicaea's connection to the court led to Nymphaion becoming a hub for imperial affairs: it was elevated to an archbishopric, where John III resided in his final days, and both Theodore II Laskaris and Michael VIII Palaiologos were crowned there.