Despot of the Morea
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The Despot of the Morea was a late Byzantine provincial ruler governing the Peloponnese region (Morea) as an appanage of the imperial family.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Despotate of the Morea | 2 |
| Despotēs | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine court title
ⓘ
provincial ruler ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Morea
ⓘ
Peloponnese ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
fall of Constantinople
ⓘ
late Byzantine reconquest and expansion in the Peloponnese ⓘ |
| authorityOver |
civil administration in the Morea
ⓘ
military forces in the Morea ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Despot of the Morea
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Despotate of the Morea
|
| country | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| culturalRole | patron of late Byzantine art and learning in the Morea ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | Ottoman sanjak-bey of the Morea ⓘ |
| endedBy | Ottoman conquest of the Morea ⓘ |
| endTime | 1460 ⓘ |
| firstHolder |
Manuel Kantakouzenos
ⓘ
Theodore I Palaiologos ⓘ |
| governed |
Despot of the Morea
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Despotate of the Morea
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| governmentForm | hereditary principality ⓘ |
| grantedTo | imperial family members ⓘ |
| GreekName | Δεσπότης τοῦ Μορέως ⓘ |
| heldBy | members of the Palaiologos dynasty ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Morea
ⓘ
Peloponnese ⓘ
surface form:
Peloponnese peninsula
|
| linkedToDynasty |
Kantakouzenos dynasty
ⓘ
Palaiologos dynasty ⓘ |
| notableHolder |
Constantine Palaiologos
ⓘ
Demetrios Palaiologos ⓘ Theodore I Palaiologos ⓘ Theodore II Palaiologos ⓘ Thomas Palaiologos ⓘ |
| partOf | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| predecessor | Byzantine provincial governors in the Peloponnese ⓘ |
| rank | one of the highest Byzantine court titles ⓘ |
| region |
Southern Greece
ⓘ
surface form:
southern Greece
|
| relatedTitle | Despot ⓘ |
| religion | Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | Mystras ⓘ |
| seatOfGovernment | Mystras ⓘ |
| startTime | 14th century ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Byzantine emperor ⓘ |
| successor | Ottoman governors of the Morea ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| typeOf | appanage title ⓘ |
| usedIn | late Byzantine period ⓘ |
| vassalOf | Byzantine emperor ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
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Despotate of the Morea
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Despotēs