Duchy of Athens

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The Duchy of Athens was a medieval Crusader state in central Greece, later ruled by the Crown of Aragon, that emerged after the Fourth Crusade and became a significant Latin principality in the eastern Mediterranean.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin state in Greece
crusader state
former monarchy
medieval duchy
capital Athens
commonName Duchy of Athens self-link
continent Europe
conventionalLongName Duchy of Athens self-link
country Greece
currency denier tournois
endDate 1458
era Middle Ages
establishedAfter Fourth Crusade
Partition of the Byzantine Empire
governmentType feudal monarchy
importantEvent Battle of Halmyros
Catalan conquest of Thessaly
surface form: Catalan Company conquest of 1311

Ottoman conquest of the Morea
surface form: Ottoman conquest of Athens in 1456–1458
language Catalan
French
Greek
Latin
notableRuler Alfonso Fadrique
Antonio I Acciaioli
Francesco I Acciaioli
Nerio I Acciaioli
Otto de la Roche NERFINISHED
Roger Deslaur
Walter V of Brienne
overlord Crown of Aragon
Kingdom of Naples NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Sicily NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Thessalonica
Principality of Achaea
Republic of Florence
partOf Frankish Greece
surface form: Frankokratia in Greece

Frankish Greece
surface form: Latin states in Greece
predecessor Byzantine Empire
Theme of Hellas
region central Greece
surface form: Central Greece
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
rulingDynasty Acciaioli family
Brienne dynasty
House of Barcelona
de la Roche dynasty
startDate 1205
successor Ottoman Empire
Sanjak of Eğriboz
titleHeldBy Duke of Athens

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Duchy of Neopatras coRuledWith Duchy of Athens
Duchy of Athens commonName Duchy of Athens self-link
Duchy of Athens conventionalLongName Duchy of Athens self-link
Duchy of Neopatras dynasticUnionWith Duchy of Athens
Crown of Aragon hasPart Duchy of Athens