Villehardouin dynasty

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The Villehardouin dynasty was a prominent Frankish noble family that ruled the Principality of Achaea in medieval Greece following the Fourth Crusade.

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Villehardouin dynasty canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Frankish dynasty ⓘ
medieval European dynasty ⓘ
noble family ⓘ
associatedWithEvent partition of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ
builtFortification Castle of Clermont (Chlemoutsi) ⓘ
capitalOfDomain Andravida ⓘ
Clarentza ⓘ
coatOfArmsFeature three red chevrons on gold (attributed) ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
dissolutionReason extinction of male line ⓘ
ethnicity Frankish ⓘ
founder Geoffrey I of Villehardouin ⓘ
gainedPowerAfter Fourth Crusade ⓘ
governanceForm feudal principality ⓘ
governedPopulation Greek Orthodox majority in the Peloponnese ⓘ
Latin settlers in Achaea ⓘ
historicalContext aftermath of the Fourth Crusade and Latin Empire ⓘ
historicalRegion Frankish Greece ⓘ
knownFor establishing Frankish rule in the Peloponnese ⓘ
integration of Western feudal institutions into Greece ⓘ
language Old French ⓘ
lastReigningMember William II of Villehardouin ⓘ
legalSystemInfluence feudal law of Western Europe ⓘ
lostControlOfAchaeaTo Angevin rulers of Naples ⓘ
linked to: House of Anjou
notableMember Geoffrey I of Villehardouin ⓘ
Geoffrey II of Villehardouin ⓘ
Geoffroi de Villehardouin ⓘ
William II of Villehardouin ⓘ
originatedIn Champagne ⓘ
participatedIn Latin conquest of the Peloponnese ⓘ
politicalStatus vassal of the Kingdom of Naples ⓘ
vassal of the Latin Empire ⓘ
primaryPowerBase western Peloponnese ⓘ
linked to: southwestern Greece
regionControlled Morea ⓘ
relatedDynasty Angevin dynasty of Naples ⓘ
linked to: House of Anjou

House of Champagne ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
ruled Principality of Achaea ⓘ
ruledDuringCentury 13th century ⓘ
early 14th century ⓘ
ruledIn Peloponnese ⓘ
timePeriod High Middle Ages ⓘ
titleHeld Prince of Achaea ⓘ
linked to: Princess of Achaea
usedTitleStyle Princeps Achaiae ⓘ

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Chronicle of Morea → associatedWithDynasty → Villehardouin dynasty ⓘ
Clarentza → usedBy → Villehardouin dynasty ⓘ