Castle of Clermont (Chlemoutsi)

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The Castle of Clermont (Chlemoutsi) is a prominent medieval fortress in the Peloponnese region of Greece, renowned as one of the best-preserved strongholds of the Frankish Principality of Achaea.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Castle of Clermont (Chlemoutsi) canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf castle ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ
medieval fortress ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Chlemoutsi Castle ⓘ
Chloumoutsi ⓘ
Château de Clermont ⓘ
Clermont Castle ⓘ
architecturalStyle Gothic-influenced Frankish military architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Frankish Principality of Achaea ⓘ
builtBy Prince Geoffrey I of Villehardouin ⓘ
builtDuring Frankish rule in the Peloponnese ⓘ
constructionEnd c. 1223 ⓘ
constructionStart c. 1220 ⓘ
controlledBy Frankish princes of Achaea ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
elevation hilltop location ⓘ
hasFeature courtyard ⓘ
inner polygonal enceinte ⓘ
outer defensive wall ⓘ
residential quarters ⓘ
towers ⓘ
heritageStatus protected monument of Greece ⓘ
historicalRegion Principality of Achaea ⓘ
laterControlledBy Byzantines ⓘ
linked to: Byzantium

Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Venetians ⓘ
locatedIn Elis ⓘ
Kyllini Peninsula ⓘ
linked to: Kyllini peninsula

Peloponnese ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
near Andravida ⓘ
Kyllini ⓘ
notedFor Frankish medieval architecture ⓘ
excellent state of preservation ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
overlooks Ionian Sea ⓘ
primaryFunction military stronghold ⓘ
princely residence ⓘ
region Western Peloponnese ⓘ
linked to: western Peloponnese
role main fortress of the Principality of Achaea ⓘ
significance important example of Frankish fortification in Greece ⓘ
one of the best-preserved castles of the Principality of Achaea ⓘ
strategicPurpose control of trade routes in western Peloponnese ⓘ
protection of the port of Glarentza ⓘ
tourismType cultural tourism attraction ⓘ
usedAs archaeological site ⓘ
museum space ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Villehardouin dynasty → builtFortification → Castle of Clermont (Chlemoutsi) ⓘ
William II of Villehardouin → fortificationBuilt → Castle of Clermont (Chlemoutsi) ⓘ