Principality of Achaea

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The Principality of Achaea was a medieval Frankish crusader state established in the Peloponnese after the Fourth Crusade, known as one of the most important Latin states in Greece.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin state in Greece ⓘ
crusader state ⓘ
former state ⓘ
principality ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Principality of Morea ⓘ
capital Andravida ⓘ
Clarentza ⓘ
Glarentza ⓘ
coatOfArms gules, a cross argent ⓘ
coFounder Geoffrey I of Villehardouin ⓘ
William of Champlitte ⓘ
conflict Byzantine reconquest of the Peloponnese ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
currency denier tournois ⓘ
dissolved 1432 ⓘ
15th century ⓘ
economyBasedOn agriculture ⓘ
trade ⓘ
establishedAfter Fall of Constantinople in 1204 ⓘ
Fourth Crusade ⓘ
firstRuler William of Champlitte ⓘ
governmentType feudal monarchy ⓘ
historicalRegion Morea ⓘ
importantCity Patras ⓘ
importantFortress Chlemoutsi Castle ⓘ
importantPort Glarentza ⓘ
inception 1205 ⓘ
early 13th century ⓘ
languageUsed Greek ⓘ
Old French ⓘ
lastTerritoriesConqueredBy Byzantine Despotate of the Morea ⓘ
laterSuzerain Kingdom of Naples ⓘ
legalSystem Assizes of Romania ⓘ
locatedIn Greece ⓘ
Peloponnese ⓘ
lostTerritoryTo Despotate of the Morea ⓘ
militarySystem feudal cavalry host ⓘ
modernTerritoryOverlap Greece ⓘ
neighbouringState Byzantine Empire (successor states) ⓘ
Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Duchy of Athens ⓘ
notableRuler Geoffrey I of Villehardouin ⓘ
Geoffrey II of Villehardouin ⓘ
William II of Villehardouin ⓘ
partOf Latin Empire (de facto sphere) ⓘ
linked to: Empire of Romania
religion Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
rulingDynasty House of Anjou ⓘ
House of Bourbon ⓘ
House of Navarre ⓘ
House of Villehardouin ⓘ
House of Zaccaria ⓘ
significance one of the most important Latin states in Greece ⓘ
suzerain Latin Empire of Constantinople ⓘ
linked to: Latin Empire
usedTitle Prince of Achaea ⓘ

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Referenced by (60)

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

Morea → laterControlledBy → Principality of Achaea ⓘ
Chronicle of Morea → mainSubject → Principality of Achaea ⓘ
Chronicle of Morea → countryOfOrigin → Principality of Achaea ⓘ
Duchy of Athens → overlord → Principality of Achaea ⓘ
Charles I of Anjou → title → Prince of Achaea ⓘ
linked to: Principality of Achaea
Achaea → wasPartOf → Principality of Achaea ⓘ
Despotate of the Morea → precededBy → Frankish Principality of Achaea ⓘ
linked to: Principality of Achaea
Mistra → underControlOf → Frankish Principality of Achaea ⓘ
linked to: Principality of Achaea
Centurione II Zaccaria → positionHeld → Prince of Achaea ⓘ
subject linked to: Catherine Zaccaria
linked to: Principality of Achaea
Catherine Zaccaria → countryOfCitizenship → Principality of Achaea ⓘ
Frankish conquest of the Peloponnese → relatedTo → Principality of Achaea ⓘ
Frankish Greece → hasPart → Principality of Achaea ⓘ
Frankish Greece → hasCapital → Andravida (Principality of Achaea) ⓘ
linked to: Principality of Achaea
Villehardouin dynasty → ruled → Principality of Achaea ⓘ
Principality of Achaea → usedTitle → Prince of Achaea ⓘ
linked to: Principality of Achaea
Partition of the Byzantine Empire → country → Principality of Achaea ⓘ
Princess of Achaea → country → Principality of Achaea ⓘ
Princess of Achaea → appliesToJurisdiction → Principality of Achaea ⓘ
Charles I of Naples → noble title → Prince of Achaea ⓘ
linked to: Principality of Achaea
Robert of Taranto → ruled → Principality of Achaea ⓘ
Latin East → hasPart → Principality of Achaea ⓘ
Despotate of Arta → conflictsWith → Principality of Achaea ⓘ
Nikephoros I Komnenos Doukas → opponent → Principality of Achaea ⓘ
William II of Villehardouin → countryRuled → Principality of Achaea ⓘ
William II of Villehardouin → title → Prince of Achaea ⓘ
linked to: Principality of Achaea
William II of Villehardouin → birthPlace → Principality of Achaea ⓘ
William II of Villehardouin → deathPlace → Principality of Achaea ⓘ
Centurione II Zaccaria → title → Prince of Achaea ⓘ
linked to: Principality of Achaea
Centurione II Zaccaria → countryOfRule → Principality of Achaea ⓘ
Centurione II Zaccaria → lastHolderOfTitle → Prince of Achaea ⓘ
linked to: Principality of Achaea
Zaccaria family → heldTitle → Prince of Achaea ⓘ
linked to: Principality of Achaea
Zaccaria family → politicalAllegiance → Principality of Achaea ⓘ
Latin Greece → hasPart → Principality of Achaea ⓘ
Triarchy of Negroponte → suzerain → Principality of Achaea ⓘ
Barony of Bodonitsa → overlord → Principality of Achaea ⓘ
Geoffrey I of Villehardouin → title → Prince of Achaea ⓘ
linked to: Principality of Achaea
Geoffrey I of Villehardouin → deathPlace → Principality of Achaea ⓘ
Andravida → historicalRegion → Principality of Achaea ⓘ
Clarentza → locatedIn → Principality of Achaea ⓘ
Clarentza → governedBy → Princes of Achaea ⓘ
linked to: Principality of Achaea
Castle of Clermont (Chlemoutsi) → historicalRegion → Principality of Achaea ⓘ
Castle of Clermont (Chlemoutsi) → associatedWith → Frankish Principality of Achaea ⓘ
linked to: Principality of Achaea
Princeps Achaiae → usedIn → Principality of Achaea ⓘ
Princeps Achaiae → country → Principality of Achaea ⓘ
Princeps Achaiae → appliesToJurisdiction → Principality of Achaea ⓘ
Geoffrey II of Villehardouin → countryOfRule → Principality of Achaea ⓘ
Glarentza → partOf → Principality of Achaea ⓘ
House of Villehardouin → hasTitle → Prince of Achaea ⓘ
linked to: Principality of Achaea
House of Villehardouin → ruled → Principality of Achaea ⓘ