Principality of Theodoro
The Principality of Theodoro (Greek: Αὐθεντία πόλεως Θεοδωροῦς καὶ παραθαλασσίας), also known as Gothia (Γοτθία) or the Principality of Theodoro-Mangup, was a Greek principality in the southern part of Crimea, specifically on the foothills of the Crimean Mountains. It represented one of the final rump states of the Eastern Roman Empire and the last territorial vestige of the Crimean Goths until its conquest by the Ottoman Empire by the Ottoman Serb Gedik Ahmed Pasha in 1475. Its capital was Doros, also sometimes called Theodoro and now known as Mangup. The state was closely allied with the Empire of Trebizond.
Lordship of the city of Theodoro and the Maritime Region Αὐθεντία πόλεως Θεοδωροῦς καὶ παραθαλασσίας | |||||||||||
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| Early 14th century–1475 | |||||||||||
Coat of arms
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Crimea in the middle of the 15th century. Theodoro shown in green | |||||||||||
| Status | Principality | ||||||||||
| Capital | Mangup (Doros, Theodoro) | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Greek (official), also Crimean Gothic, Kipchak and others | ||||||||||
| Religion | Eastern Orthodoxy | ||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
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• 1475 | Alexander of Theodoro | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Late Middle Ages | ||||||||||
• First mention of the principality | Early 14th century | ||||||||||
• Ottoman conquest | 1475 | ||||||||||
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