Principality of Achaea
The Principality of Achaea (/əˈkiːə/) or Principality of Morea was one of the vassal states of the Latin Empire, which replaced the Byzantine Empire after the capture of Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade. It became a vassal of the Kingdom of Thessalonica, along with the Duchy of Athens, until Thessalonica was captured by Theodore, the despot of Epirus, in 1224. After this, Achaea became for a while the dominant power in Greece.
Principality of Achaea | |||||||||
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| 1205–1432 | |||||||||
Coat of arms of the Villehardouin Princes of Achaea (first ruling dynasty)
Coat of arms of the Zaccaria family (last ruling dynasty) | |||||||||
The Latin Empire with its vassals and the Greek successor states after the partition of the Byzantine Empire, c. 1204. The borders are very uncertain. | |||||||||
| Status | Client state* | ||||||||
| Capital | Andravida (1205-1249) Mystras (1249-1261) Aetos (1453-1455) | ||||||||
| Common languages | French officially, Greek popularly | ||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox popularly | ||||||||
| Government | Feudal monarchy | ||||||||
| Prince of Achaea | |||||||||
• 1205–1209 | William I | ||||||||
• 1404–1432 | Centurione | ||||||||
• 1453-1455 | John Asen Zaccaria | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
| 1204 | |||||||||
| 1205 | |||||||||
| 1259 | |||||||||
• Angevin takeover | 1278 | ||||||||
• Exile of the last Zaccaria Prince | 1455 | ||||||||
• Absorbed in Despotate of the Morea | 1432 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Greece | ||||||||
* The principality was a client state of, in order, the Latin Emperors at Constantinople, the Angevins of the Kingdom of Naples. It remained under the nominal authority of the Crown of Naples till its end. | |||||||||
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