Chronicle of Morea

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The Chronicle of Morea is a 14th-century historical narrative that recounts the Frankish conquest and feudal rule of the Peloponnese after the Fourth Crusade.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical narrative
literary work
medieval chronicle
anonymous true
associatedWithDynasty Villehardouin dynasty
countryOfOrigin Frankish Greece
Principality of Achaea
dateWritten 14th century
describesEvent battles between Franks and Byzantines
division of Byzantine territories in Greece
establishment of the Principality of Achaea
feudal organization of the Morea
describesInstitution feudal law in the Principality of Achaea
genre chronicle
historiography
hasVersion Aragonese version of the Chronicle of Morea
French version of the Chronicle of Morea
Greek version of the Chronicle of Morea
Italian version of the Chronicle of Morea
historicalRegionDescribed Frankish Greece
Latin Empire sphere
languageOfWork Aragonese
French
Greek
Italian
literaryForm prose
verse
mainSubject Fourth Crusade
Frankish conquest of the Peloponnese
Principality of Achaea
feudalism in the Peloponnese
narrativePerspective pro-Frankish
originalTitleLanguage Greek
placeOfNarrative Morea
Peloponnese
relatedTo Byzantine Empire
Crusader states in Greece
Latin Empire
setInPeriod after the Fourth Crusade
significance important example of medieval Greek vernacular literature
major source for the history of Frankish rule in the Peloponnese
timePeriodCovered 13th century
14th century
Frankish rule in the Peloponnese
usedAsSourceBy modern historians of medieval Greece

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Medieval Greek
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