Geoffrey I of Villehardouin

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Geoffrey I of Villehardouin was a French knight and crusader who became the first Prince of Achaea after the Fourth Crusade, establishing Frankish rule in the Peloponnese.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French knight
Prince of Achaea
crusader
medieval nobleman
activity crusading
feudal lordship
military leadership
allegiance Frankish crusader states NERFINISHED
Latin Empire NERFINISHED
basedIn Achaea NERFINISHED
Peloponnese NERFINISHED
child Geoffrey II of Villehardouin NERFINISHED
William II of Villehardouin NERFINISHED
continentOfActivity Asia Minor NERFINISHED
Europe
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
deathDate c. 1228
deathPlace Principality of Achaea NERFINISHED
endTimeOfPosition c. 1228
era High Middle Ages
ethnicGroup Frankish
father John of Villehardouin NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Frankish Greece NERFINISHED
languageSpoken Old French
militaryRank knight
nobleFamily House of Villehardouin NERFINISHED
notableEvent conquest and feudal organization of the Peloponnese
notableFor establishing Frankish rule in the Peloponnese
founding the Principality of Achaea
participatedIn Fourth Crusade NERFINISHED
politicalSystemEstablished Frankish principality in Greece
positionHeld Prince of Achaea NERFINISHED
predecessor title newly created
regionRuled Achaea NERFINISHED
Peloponnese NERFINISHED
relative Geoffrey of Villehardouin NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
sibling Geoffrey of Villehardouin the chronicler NERFINISHED
spouse Elisabeth of Chlemoutsi NERFINISHED
startTimeOfPosition c. 1209
successor Geoffrey II of Villehardouin NERFINISHED
title Lord of Chlemoutsi NERFINISHED
Lord of Kalamata NERFINISHED
Prince of Achaea NERFINISHED

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Principality of Achaea coFounder Geoffrey I of Villehardouin
Villehardouin dynasty founder Geoffrey I of Villehardouin
Villehardouin dynasty notableMember Geoffrey I of Villehardouin
Principality of Achaea notableRuler Geoffrey I of Villehardouin