Despoina of the Morea

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Despoina of the Morea was the consort title held by Theodora Tocco as the wife of a ruling Despot in the late medieval Peloponnesian principality known as the Despotate of the Morea.

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Despoina of the Morea canonical 2

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Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf consort title
noble title
appliesToJurisdiction Morea
Peloponnese
associatedDynasty Palaiologos dynasty
associatedRegion Peloponnese
surface form: Peloponnese peninsula
associatedState Byzantine Empire
consortToOffice Despot of the Morea
country Despotate of the Morea
courtRank high-ranking consort
genderAssociation female
historicalContext late Byzantine period
languageOfName Greek
linkedToOffice rule of the Despotate of the Morea
maritalStatusImplied married to the Despot of the Morea
notableTitleHolder Theodora Tocco
partOf imperial court of Constantinople
surface form: Byzantine court hierarchy
positionHeldBy Theodora Tocco
titleHolderRole consort of the ruling Despot of the Morea
titleMeaning lady of the Morea
usedAsHonorific yes
usedBy Theodora Tocco
wife of the Despot of the Morea
usedInGovernmentForm Byzantine appanage principality
usedInPeriod late Middle Ages

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Theodora Tocco nobleTitle Despoina of the Morea
Theodora position Despoina of the Morea
subject surface form: Theodora Tocco