William II of Villehardouin

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William II of Villehardouin was a 13th-century Frankish prince of Achaea and prominent Crusader noble who ruled much of the Peloponnese in medieval Greece.

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William II of Villehardouin canonical 14

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 13th-century person ⓘ
Crusader ⓘ
Frankish noble ⓘ
Prince of Achaea ⓘ
medieval ruler ⓘ
allegiance Kingdom of Sicily under Charles I of Anjou ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Sicily

Latin Empire (earlier in his reign) ⓘ
linked to: Latin Empire
birthPlace Principality of Achaea ⓘ
captivityEvent captured after the Battle of Pelagonia ⓘ
capturedBy Empire of Nicaea ⓘ
cededTerritory rights of succession to the Principality of Achaea to Charles I of Anjou ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 13th century ⓘ
countryRuled Principality of Achaea ⓘ
deathDate 1278 ⓘ
deathPlace Principality of Achaea ⓘ
ethnicOrigin French ⓘ
familyName Villehardouin ⓘ
father Geoffrey II of Villehardouin ⓘ
fortificationBuilt Castle of Clermont (Chlemoutsi) ⓘ
Castle of Kalamata ⓘ
linked to: Kalamata Castle

Castle of Mistra ⓘ
fullName William II of Villehardouin ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
historicalPeriod Frankokratia in Greece ⓘ
linked to: Frankish Greece
knownFor close alliance with the Papacy ⓘ
expansion and consolidation of Frankish rule in the Peloponnese ⓘ
languageUsed Old French ⓘ
mother Agnes of Courtenay ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Villehardouin ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Pelagonia ⓘ
War of the Euboeote Succession ⓘ
predecessor Geoffrey II of Villehardouin ⓘ
regionRuled Morea ⓘ
Peloponnese ⓘ
reignEnd 1278 ⓘ
reignStart 1246 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
ruledFrom Andravida ⓘ
Clarence (Chlemoutsi) ⓘ
sphereOfInfluence medieval Greece ⓘ
spouse Anna Komnene Doukaina ⓘ
Carintana dalle Carceri ⓘ
style Prince of the Morea ⓘ
successor Charles I of Anjou ⓘ
title Prince of Achaea ⓘ
treatySigned Treaty of Viterbo ⓘ
treatySignedWith Charles I of Anjou ⓘ

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Referenced by (14)

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Mystras → foundedBy → William II of Villehardouin ⓘ
Mistra → foundedBy → William II of Villehardouin ⓘ
Villehardouin dynasty → notableMember → William II of Villehardouin ⓘ
Villehardouin dynasty → lastReigningMember → William II of Villehardouin ⓘ
Principality of Achaea → notableRuler → William II of Villehardouin ⓘ
Michael II Komnenos Doukas → ally → William II of Villehardouin ⓘ
William II of Villehardouin → fullName → William II of Villehardouin ⓘ
Latin Greece → notableRuler → William II of Villehardouin ⓘ
Geoffrey I of Villehardouin → child → William II of Villehardouin ⓘ
Clarentza → associatedWith → William II of Villehardouin ⓘ
Princeps Achaiae → hasTitleHolder → William II of Villehardouin ⓘ
Geoffrey II of Villehardouin → successor → William II of Villehardouin ⓘ
Geoffrey II of Villehardouin → child → William II of Villehardouin ⓘ
House of Villehardouin → hasMember → William II of Villehardouin ⓘ