Principality of Achaea

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Latin state in Greece crusader state former state principality

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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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Principality of Achaea canonical 11
Prince of Achaea 3
Frankish Principality of Achaea 2

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin state in Greece ⓘ
crusader state ⓘ
former state ⓘ
principality ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Despotate of the Morea ⓘ
surface form: 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 Despotate of the Morea ⓘ
surface form: Byzantine Despotate of the Morea
laterSuzerain Kingdom of Naples ⓘ
legalSystem Assizes of Jerusalem ⓘ
surface form: Assizes of Romania
locatedIn Greece ⓘ
Peloponnese ⓘ
lostTerritoryTo Despotate of the Morea ⓘ
militarySystem feudal cavalry host ⓘ
modernTerritoryOverlap Greece ⓘ
neighbouringState Byzantine successor states ⓘ
surface form: Byzantine Empire (successor states)

Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Duchy of Athens ⓘ
notableRuler Geoffrey I of Villehardouin ⓘ
Geoffrey II of Villehardouin ⓘ
William II of Villehardouin ⓘ
partOf Empire of Romania ⓘ
surface form: Latin Empire (de facto sphere)
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
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 ⓘ
surface form: Latin Empire of Constantinople
usedTitle Principality of Achaea self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Prince of Achaea

Referenced by (17)

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 → Principality of Achaea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Prince of Achaea
Achaea → wasPartOf → Principality of Achaea ⓘ
Despotate of the Morea → precededBy → Principality of Achaea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Frankish Principality of Achaea
Mistra → underControlOf → Principality of Achaea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Frankish Principality of Achaea
Catherine Zaccaria → positionHeld → Principality of Achaea ⓘ
subject surface form: Centurione II Zaccaria
this entity surface form: Prince of Achaea
Catherine Zaccaria → countryOfCitizenship → Principality of Achaea ⓘ
Frankish conquest of the Peloponnese → countryInvolved → Principality of Achaea ⓘ
Frankish conquest of the Peloponnese → relatedTo → Principality of Achaea ⓘ
Frankish Greece → hasPart → Principality of Achaea ⓘ
Frankish Greece → hasCapital → Principality of Achaea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Andravida (Principality of Achaea)
Villehardouin dynasty → ruled → Principality of Achaea ⓘ
Principality of Achaea → usedTitle → Principality of Achaea self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Prince of Achaea
Partition of the Byzantine Empire → country → Principality of Achaea ⓘ