Despotate of Epirus

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The Despotate of Epirus was a medieval Greek successor state to the Byzantine Empire, centered in northwestern Greece and Albania, that emerged after the Fourth Crusade and played a key role in the regional struggle to restore Byzantine rule.

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Statements (61)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine successor state ⓘ
medieval state ⓘ
principality ⓘ
alliedWith Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ
Republic of Venice ⓘ
capital Arta ⓘ
Ioannina ⓘ
commonName Epirus ⓘ
conflict Byzantine–Latin wars ⓘ
Ottoman expansion in Epirus ⓘ
wars with the Empire of Nicaea ⓘ
wars with the Second Bulgarian Empire ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
conventionalLongName Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
currency Byzantine hyperpyron ⓘ
dissolved 1479 ⓘ
emergedFrom Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Fourth Crusade ⓘ
endTime 15th century ⓘ
foundedBy Michael I Komnenos Doukas ⓘ
governmentType monarchy ⓘ
inception 1204 ⓘ
locatedIn Epirus ⓘ
northwestern Greece ⓘ
southern Albania ⓘ
western Balkans ⓘ
linked to: Western Balkans
notableEvent Battle of Klokotnitsa ⓘ
coronation of Theodore Komnenos Doukas as emperor at Thessalonica in 1227 or 1228 ⓘ
loss of Thessalonica to the Empire of Nicaea in 1246 ⓘ
notableRuler Carlo I Tocco ⓘ
Michael I Komnenos Doukas ⓘ
Michael II Komnenos Doukas ⓘ
Nikephoros I Komnenos Doukas ⓘ
Theodore Komnenos Doukas ⓘ
Thomas I Preljubović ⓘ
officialLanguage Greek ⓘ
partOf Byzantine cultural sphere ⓘ
playedRoleIn struggle to restore Byzantine rule after the Fourth Crusade ⓘ
predecessor Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Theme of Dyrrhachium ⓘ
Theme of Nicopolis ⓘ
linked to: Nikopolis
primaryEthnicGroup Greeks ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ
rival Empire of Nicaea ⓘ
Latin Empire ⓘ
Second Bulgarian Empire ⓘ
rulingDynasty Komnenos Doukas dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Komnenos dynasty

Orsini family ⓘ
linked to: Orsini

Tocco family ⓘ
secondaryEthnicGroup Albanians ⓘ
Vlachs ⓘ
linked to: Balkan Vlachs
startTime early 13th century ⓘ
successor Albanian principalities ⓘ
Despotate of Arta ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Republic of Venice ⓘ
titleOfRuler despot ⓘ
sebastokrator ⓘ
usedScript Greek alphabet ⓘ

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Referenced by (62)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Latin Empire → followedBy → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Latin Empire → inConflictWith → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Duchy of Neopatras → succeededBy → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Duchy of Neopatras → conflictWith → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Second Bulgarian Empire → neighbor → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Empire of Trebizond → coexistedWith → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Arta → wasCapitalOf → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Imperium Romaniae → opposedBy → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Despotate of Epirus → conventionalLongName → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Peter II of Courtenay → captivityLocation → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Empire of Nicaea → rival → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Empire of Romania → opposedBy → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Principality of Achaea → neighbouringState → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Tocco → governedTerritory → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Tocco → associatedWithPoliticalEntity → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Tocco family → ruled → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Tocco family → coatOfArmsUsedIn → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Battle of Klokotnitsa → belligerent → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Battle of Klokotnitsa → opponentState → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Battle of Klokotnitsa → relatedTo → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Kingdom of Thessalonica → followedBy → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Kingdom of Thessalonica → overthrownBy → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Grand Komnenoi of Trebizond → coexistedWith → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Angelid dynasty → successorState → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Arta → historicalRegion → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
subject linked to: town of Arta
Arta → wasCapitalOf → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
subject linked to: town of Arta
Church of Panagia Parigoritissa (Arta) → partOf → Despotate of Epirus (historical context) ⓘ
linked to: Despotate of Epirus
Ioannina Castle → locatedInFormerTerritory → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Theodore I Laskaris → opponent → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Church of Agia Theodora → associatedWith → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Byzantine successor states → hasMainExample → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Latin Emperor → opposedBy → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Thomas I Preljubović → placeOfDeath → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Thomas I Preljubović → ruled → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Latin Emperor of Constantinople → opposedBy → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Latin Emperor of Constantinople → coexistsWith → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Despotate of Arta → emergedFrom → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Despotate of Arta → predecessor → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Despotate of Arta → successor → Despotate of Epirus (restored under Carlo I Tocco) ⓘ
linked to: Despotate of Epirus
Despotate of Arta → conflictsWith → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Michael I Komnenos Doukas → founded → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
King of Thessalonica → followedBy → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Michael II Komnenos Doukas → country → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Michael II Komnenos Doukas → deathPlace → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Nikephoros I Komnenos Doukas → birthPlace → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Nikephoros I Komnenos Doukas → deathPlace → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
John III Doukas Vatatzes → conflictWith → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Laskaris family → conflictedWith → Despotate of Epirus ⓘ