William II of Villehardouin

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William II of Villehardouin was a 13th-century Frankish prince of Achaea and prominent Crusader noble who ruled much of the Peloponnese in medieval Greece.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 13th-century person
Crusader
Frankish noble
Prince of Achaea
medieval ruler
allegiance Kingdom of Sicily under Charles I of Anjou NERFINISHED
Latin Empire (earlier in his reign) NERFINISHED
birthPlace Principality of Achaea NERFINISHED
captivityEvent captured after the Battle of Pelagonia
capturedBy Empire of Nicaea NERFINISHED
cededTerritory rights of succession to the Principality of Achaea to Charles I of Anjou
centuryOfActivity 13th century
countryRuled Principality of Achaea NERFINISHED
deathDate 1278
deathPlace Principality of Achaea NERFINISHED
ethnicOrigin French
familyName Villehardouin NERFINISHED
father Geoffrey II of Villehardouin NERFINISHED
fortificationBuilt Castle of Clermont (Chlemoutsi) NERFINISHED
Castle of Kalamata NERFINISHED
Castle of Mistra NERFINISHED
fullName William II of Villehardouin NERFINISHED
givenName William
historicalPeriod Frankokratia in Greece NERFINISHED
knownFor close alliance with the Papacy
expansion and consolidation of Frankish rule in the Peloponnese
languageUsed Old French
mother Agnes of Courtenay NERFINISHED
nobleFamily House of Villehardouin NERFINISHED
participatedIn Battle of Pelagonia NERFINISHED
War of the Euboeote Succession NERFINISHED
predecessor Geoffrey II of Villehardouin NERFINISHED
regionRuled Morea NERFINISHED
Peloponnese NERFINISHED
reignEnd 1278
reignStart 1246
religion Roman Catholicism
ruledFrom Andravida NERFINISHED
Clarence (Chlemoutsi) NERFINISHED
sphereOfInfluence medieval Greece
spouse Anna Komnene Doukaina NERFINISHED
Carintana dalle Carceri NERFINISHED
style Prince of the Morea NERFINISHED
successor Charles I of Anjou NERFINISHED
title Prince of Achaea NERFINISHED
treatySigned Treaty of Viterbo NERFINISHED
treatySignedWith Charles I of Anjou NERFINISHED

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Mistra foundedBy William II of Villehardouin
Mystras foundedBy William II of Villehardouin
Villehardouin dynasty lastReigningMember William II of Villehardouin
Villehardouin dynasty notableMember William II of Villehardouin
Principality of Achaea notableRuler William II of Villehardouin