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.

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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
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
surface form: Despotate of the Morea
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

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Despot of the Morea basedIn Despot of the Morea self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Despotate of the Morea
Despot of the Morea governed Despot of the Morea self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Despotate of the Morea
Morea governedByTitle Despot of the Morea
Constantine XI Palaiologos positionHeld Despot of the Morea
Demetrios Palaiologos positionHeld Despot of the Morea
Theodore II Palaiologos positionHeld Despot of the Morea
Caterina Gattilusio spousePosition Despot of the Morea
Demetrios Palaiologos title Despot of the Morea
this entity surface form: Despotēs
Palaiologos dynasty usedTitle Despot of the Morea