Geoffrey I of Villehardouin

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Geoffrey I of Villehardouin was a French knight and crusader who became the first Prince of Achaea after the Fourth Crusade, establishing Frankish rule in the Peloponnese.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French knight ⓘ
Prince of Achaea ⓘ
crusader ⓘ
medieval nobleman ⓘ
activity crusading ⓘ
feudal lordship ⓘ
military leadership ⓘ
allegiance Frankish crusader states ⓘ
linked to: Crusader states

Latin Empire ⓘ
basedIn Achaea ⓘ
Peloponnese ⓘ
child Geoffrey II of Villehardouin ⓘ
William II of Villehardouin ⓘ
continentOfActivity Asia Minor ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France ⓘ
deathDate c. 1228 ⓘ
deathPlace Principality of Achaea ⓘ
endTimeOfPosition c. 1228 ⓘ
era High Middle Ages ⓘ
ethnicGroup Frankish ⓘ
father John of Villehardouin ⓘ
historicalRegion Frankish Greece ⓘ
languageSpoken Old French ⓘ
militaryRank knight ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Villehardouin ⓘ
notableEvent conquest and feudal organization of the Peloponnese ⓘ
notableFor establishing Frankish rule in the Peloponnese ⓘ
founding the Principality of Achaea ⓘ
participatedIn Fourth Crusade ⓘ
politicalSystemEstablished Frankish principality in Greece ⓘ
positionHeld Prince of Achaea ⓘ
linked to: Princess of Achaea
predecessor title newly created ⓘ
regionRuled Achaea ⓘ
Peloponnese ⓘ
relative Geoffrey of Villehardouin ⓘ
religion Catholicism ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
sibling Geoffrey of Villehardouin the chronicler ⓘ
spouse Elisabeth of Chlemoutsi ⓘ
startTimeOfPosition c. 1209 ⓘ
successor Geoffrey II of Villehardouin ⓘ
title Lord of Chlemoutsi ⓘ
Lord of Kalamata ⓘ
Prince of Achaea ⓘ

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Villehardouin dynasty → notableMember → Geoffrey I of Villehardouin ⓘ
Villehardouin dynasty → founder → Geoffrey I of Villehardouin ⓘ
Principality of Achaea → coFounder → Geoffrey I of Villehardouin ⓘ
Principality of Achaea → notableRuler → Geoffrey I of Villehardouin ⓘ
Clarentza → associatedWith → Geoffrey I of Villehardouin ⓘ
Castle of Clermont (Chlemoutsi) → builtBy → Prince Geoffrey I of Villehardouin ⓘ
linked to: Geoffrey I of Villehardouin
Geoffrey II of Villehardouin → predecessor → Geoffrey I of Villehardouin ⓘ
Geoffrey II of Villehardouin → father → Geoffrey I of Villehardouin ⓘ
House of Villehardouin → hasMember → Geoffrey I of Villehardouin ⓘ
William of Champlitte → successor → Geoffrey I of Villehardouin ⓘ
Chlemoutsi Castle → builtBy → Prince Geoffrey I of Villehardouin ⓘ
linked to: Geoffrey I of Villehardouin