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Geoffrey II of Villehardouin () (''c.'' 1195- after May 6, 1246) was the third prince of Achaea (''c.'' 1229-1246).Longnon 1969, p. 242. He battled in the imperial capital three times.


Early years

Geoffrey was born as the eldest son of Geoffrey of Villehardouin, a French knight from
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and his wife, Elisabeth of Chappes. His father entered the
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in 1205, later conquered a significant part of the
Peloponnese The Peloponnese ( ), Peloponnesus ( ; , ) or Morea (; ) is a peninsula and geographic region in Southern Greece, and the southernmost region of the Balkans. It is connected to the central part of the country by the Isthmus of Corinth land bridg ...
and seized the throne of the Principality of Achaea following the death of its first prince, William I (1205–1209).Fine 1994, pp. 69-72. His marriage occurred during 1217.


His reign

Geoffrey II took the throne by 1230. In July 1237 he gave the
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a hospital in Andravida. Geoffrey II died in 1246 and was buried in his capital,
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, in the church of the monastery of St. Jacob.


Footnotes


See also

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Principality of Achaea The Principality of Achaea () 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 Thes ...
* Chronicle of Morea


References

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External links


Finley jr, John H.: ''Corinth in the Middle Ages.'' Speculum, Vol. 7, No. 4. 1932, pp. 477-499.Tozer, H. F.: ''The Franks in the Peloponnese.'' The Journal of Hellenic Studies, Vol. 4. (1883), pp. 165-236.
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