Despotate of the Morea

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The Despotate of the Morea was a late Byzantine principality in the Peloponnese that served as one of the empire’s last strongholds before the Ottoman conquest.

All labels observed (10)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine principality ⓘ
late medieval state ⓘ
vassal state ⓘ
administrativeCenter Mystras ⓘ
alternativeName Despotate of Morea ⓘ
Despotate of the Peloponnese ⓘ
associatedWith Constantine XI Palaiologos ⓘ
Gemistos Plethon ⓘ
borderedBy Aegean Sea ⓘ
Gulf of Corinth ⓘ
Ionian Sea ⓘ
capital Mystras ⓘ
commonLanguage Medieval Greek ⓘ
conqueredBy Mehmed II ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
country Byzantine Empire ⓘ
culturalCenter Mystras ⓘ
currency Byzantine hyperpyron ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine solidus
ended 1460 ⓘ
established 1349 ⓘ
establishedBy Emperor John VI Kantakouzenos ⓘ
firstDespot Manuel Kantakouzenos ⓘ
followedBy Ottoman rule in the Peloponnese ⓘ
fortification Hexamilion wall ⓘ
governmentType despotate ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ
historicalEra Late Middle Ages ⓘ
late Byzantine period ⓘ
knownFor late Byzantine art and scholarship ⓘ
resistance to Ottoman expansion ⓘ
lastDespot Demetrios Palaiologos ⓘ
Thomas Palaiologos ⓘ
locatedIn Morea ⓘ
Peloponnese ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Greece ⓘ
militaryRole frontier against the Ottomans in southern Greece ⓘ
notableCity Corinth ⓘ
Mystras ⓘ
Patras ⓘ
partOf Byzantine Empire ⓘ
late Byzantine defensive system ⓘ
politicalStatus appanage of members of the imperial family ⓘ
precededBy Frankish Principality of Achaea ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
rulingDynasty Palaiologos dynasty ⓘ
significance one of the last strongholds of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ
successorState Sanjak of Morea ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (47)

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

Thomas Palaiologos → associatedWith → Despotate of the Morea ⓘ
Morea → alternativeName → Despotate of the Morea ⓘ
Mystras → partOf → Despotate of the Morea ⓘ
Manuel Kantakouzenos → territoryRuled → Despotate of the Morea ⓘ
Manuel Kantakouzenos → officeCreatedFor → Despotate of the Morea ⓘ
Ottoman conquest of the Morea → conflict → Despotate of the Morea ⓘ
Ottoman conquest of the Morea → opponent → Despotate of the Morea ⓘ
Ottoman conquest of the Morea → historicalRegionAffected → Byzantine Morea ⓘ
linked to: Despotate of the Morea
Ottoman conquest of the Morea → belligerent → Despotate of the Morea ⓘ
Kantakouzenos dynasty → governedTerritory → Despotate of the Morea ⓘ
Theodore I Palaiologos → territoryGoverned → Despotate of the Morea ⓘ
Despotate of the Morea → alternativeName → Despotate of Morea ⓘ
linked to: Despotate of the Morea
Despotate of the Morea → alternativeName → Despotate of the Peloponnese ⓘ
linked to: Despotate of the Morea
Mistra → associatedWith → Despotate of the Morea ⓘ
Catherine Zaccaria → associatedWith → Morea Despotate ⓘ
linked to: Despotate of the Morea
Principality of Achaea → alsoKnownAs → Principality of Morea ⓘ
linked to: Despotate of the Morea
Principality of Achaea → lostTerritoryTo → Despotate of the Morea ⓘ
Principality of Achaea → lastTerritoriesConqueredBy → Byzantine Despotate of the Morea ⓘ
linked to: Despotate of the Morea
Despoina of the Morea → country → Despotate of the Morea ⓘ
Tocco family → opponent → Despotate of the Morea ⓘ
Byzantine successor states → hasMainExample → Morea Despotate ⓘ
linked to: Despotate of the Morea
Byzantine successor states → hasMainExample → Despotate of the Morea ⓘ
Despots of the Morea → appliedToTerritory → Despotate of the Morea ⓘ
Palace of the Despots → associatedWith → Despotate of the Morea ⓘ
Church of Hagia Sophia (Mystras) → locatedIn → Despotate of the Morea (historical) ⓘ
linked to: Despotate of the Morea
Siege of Corinth (1458) → hasParticipant → Despotate of the Morea ⓘ
Siege of Corinth (1458) → combatant → Despotate of the Morea ⓘ
Siege of Corinth (1458) → country → Despotate of the Morea ⓘ
Siege of Corinth (1458) → belligerent → Despotate of the Morea ⓘ
Siege of Corinth (1458) → historicalRegion → Byzantine Morea ⓘ
linked to: Despotate of the Morea
Siege of Patras (1458) → hasParticipant → Despotate of the Morea ⓘ
Siege of Patras (1458) → defender → Despotate of the Morea ⓘ
Siege of Patras (1458) → countryAtTime → Despotate of the Morea ⓘ
Siege of Patras (1458) → belligerent → Despotate of the Morea ⓘ
Μορέας → partOf → Despotate of the Morea ⓘ
Μορέας → significantFor → Despotate of the Morea ⓘ
Μορέας → centerOf → Despotate of the Morea ⓘ
Μορέας → seeAlso → Despotate of the Morea ⓘ
Bartolomea Acciaioli → positionHeld → Despotate of the Morea consort ⓘ
linked to: Despotate of the Morea
Bartolomea Acciaioli → residence → Despotate of the Morea ⓘ
Centurione II Zaccaria → successor → Byzantine Despotate of the Morea ⓘ
linked to: Despotate of the Morea
Centurione II Zaccaria → conflict → Despotate of the Morea ⓘ
Centurione II Zaccaria → lostTerritoryTo → Byzantine Despotate of the Morea ⓘ
linked to: Despotate of the Morea
Treaty of Gallipoli (1403) → hasSignatory → Despotate of the Morea ⓘ
Clarentza → partOfAfter → late Byzantine Morea (after decline of Principality of Achaea) ⓘ
linked to: Despotate of the Morea
Byzantine reconquest of the Peloponnese → involves → Despotate of the Morea ⓘ
Nerio II Acciaioli → conflict → Despotate of the Morea ⓘ