Despots of the Morea
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The Despots of the Morea were late Byzantine rulers of the Peloponnese region who governed a semi-autonomous appanage of the empire from the 14th to 15th centuries.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine noble title
ⓘ
appanage rulers ⓘ |
| appliedToTerritory |
Despotate of the Morea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peloponnese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mystras cultural renaissance
ⓘ
Palaiologan Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Mystras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| degreeOfAutonomy | semi-autonomous ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Kantakouzenos dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palaiologos dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endCause | Ottoman annexation of the Morea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1460 ⓘ |
| feudalStatus | imperial appanage ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Manuel Kantakouzenos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Ottoman governors of the Morea ⓘ |
| governedFrom | Mystras fortress-city NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | hereditary principality ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Late Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Byzantine period ⓘ |
| language | Medieval Greek ⓘ |
| lastHolder | Demetrios Palaiologos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEventDuringRule |
Ottoman conquest of the Morea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
construction of the Hexamilion wall ⓘ |
| notableHolder | Constantine XI Palaiologos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeType | territorial lordship ⓘ |
| parentState | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | late Byzantine aristocracy ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy |
Constantine Palaiologos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Demetrios Palaiologos NERFINISHED ⓘ Manuel Kantakouzenos NERFINISHED ⓘ Theodore I Palaiologos NERFINISHED ⓘ Theodore II Palaiologos NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Palaiologos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Byzantine governors of the Peloponnese ⓘ |
| region |
Morea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peloponnese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
|
| role |
provincial administrator
ⓘ
regional military commander ⓘ |
| startTime | 1349 ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Byzantine despots ⓘ |
| titleCreatedBy | Emperor John VI Kantakouzenos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedTitle | despotēs ⓘ |
| vassalTo | Byzantine emperor ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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