Theodore I Palaiologos

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Theodore I Palaiologos was a late 14th- to early 15th-century Byzantine prince of the Palaiologos dynasty who became the inaugural ruler of the semi-autonomous Despotate of the Morea in the Peloponnese.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine prince ⓘ
Despot of the Morea ⓘ
member of the Palaiologos dynasty ⓘ
appointedBy John V Palaiologos ⓘ
associatedWith Mystras ⓘ
birthDate circa 1355 ⓘ
birthPlace Constantinople ⓘ
burialPlace Pantokrator Monastery, Constantinople ⓘ
capital Mystras ⓘ
child none (died without legitimate heirs) ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Byzantine Empire ⓘ
deathDate 24 June 1407 ⓘ
deathPlace Constantinople ⓘ
endTime 1407 as Despot of the Morea ⓘ
era late Byzantine period ⓘ
familyName Palaiologos ⓘ
linked to: Palaiologos dynasty
father John V Palaiologos ⓘ
givenName Theodore ⓘ
house House of Palaiologos ⓘ
linked to: Palaiologos dynasty
languageSpoken Greek ⓘ
marriage married Bartolomea Acciaioli circa 1384 ⓘ
married Cleope Malatesta in 1394 ⓘ
mother Helena Kantakouzene ⓘ
nobleFamily Palaiologos dynasty ⓘ
nobleTitle despotēs ⓘ
notableEvent became first Despot of the Morea ⓘ
engaged in conflicts with Latin lords in the Peloponnese ⓘ
invited Albanian settlers to the Morea to strengthen defenses ⓘ
participated in consolidation of Byzantine rule in the Morea ⓘ
resisted Ottoman expansion in the Peloponnese ⓘ
sold Corinth and other fortresses to the Knights Hospitaller ⓘ
positionHeld Despot of the Morea ⓘ
governor of the Morea ⓘ
predecessor office created (Despotate of the Morea) ⓘ
region Morea ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
sibling Andronikos IV Palaiologos ⓘ
Anna Palaiologina ⓘ
Irene Palaiologina ⓘ
Manuel II Palaiologos ⓘ
Michael Palaiologos ⓘ
spouse Bartolomea Acciaioli ⓘ
Cleope Malatesta ⓘ
startTime 1383 as Despot of the Morea ⓘ
successor Theodore II Palaiologos ⓘ
territoryGoverned Despotate of the Morea ⓘ
Peloponnese ⓘ
title Despot of the Morea ⓘ
Porphyrogennetos (purple-born prince) ⓘ

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Despot of the Morea → firstHolder → Theodore I Palaiologos ⓘ
Despot of the Morea → notableHolder → Theodore I Palaiologos ⓘ
Palaiologos dynasty → member → Theodore I Palaiologos ⓘ
Manuel Kantakouzenos → successor → Theodore I Palaiologos ⓘ
Helena Kantakouzene → motherOf → Theodore I Palaiologos ⓘ
Despots of the Morea → positionHeldBy → Theodore I Palaiologos ⓘ
Bartolomea Acciaioli → spouse → Theodore I Palaiologos ⓘ
Cleope Malatesta → spouse → Theodore I Palaiologos ⓘ
Cleope Malatesta → marriedTo → Theodore I Palaiologos ⓘ
House of Montferrat → hasMember → Theodore I Palaiologos ⓘ
Michael Palaiologos → relativeOf → Theodore I Palaiologos, Despot of the Morea ⓘ
linked to: Theodore I Palaiologos