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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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 House of Anjou
surface form: Angevin rulers of Naples
notableMember Geoffrey I of Villehardouin
Geoffrey II of Villehardouin
Geoffroi de Villehardouin
William II of Villehardouin
originatedIn Champagne
participatedIn Frankish conquest of the Peloponnese
surface form: Latin conquest of the Peloponnese
politicalStatus vassal of the Kingdom of Naples
vassal of the Latin Empire
primaryPowerBase southwestern Greece
surface form: western Peloponnese
regionControlled Morea
relatedDynasty House of Anjou
surface form: Angevin dynasty of Naples

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

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Chronicle of Morea associatedWithDynasty Villehardouin dynasty