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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William II of Villehardouin canonical 14

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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
linked to: Kingdom of Sicily

Latin Empire (earlier in his reign)
linked to: Latin Empire
birthPlace Principality of Achaea
captivityEvent captured after the Battle of Pelagonia
capturedBy Empire of Nicaea
cededTerritory rights of succession to the Principality of Achaea to Charles I of Anjou
centuryOfActivity 13th century
countryRuled Principality of Achaea
deathDate 1278
deathPlace Principality of Achaea
ethnicOrigin French
familyName Villehardouin
father Geoffrey II of Villehardouin
fortificationBuilt Castle of Clermont (Chlemoutsi)
Castle of Kalamata
linked to: Kalamata Castle

Castle of Mistra
fullName William II of Villehardouin
givenName William
historicalPeriod Frankokratia in Greece
linked to: Frankish Greece
knownFor close alliance with the Papacy
expansion and consolidation of Frankish rule in the Peloponnese
languageUsed Old French
mother Agnes of Courtenay
nobleFamily House of Villehardouin
participatedIn Battle of Pelagonia
War of the Euboeote Succession
predecessor Geoffrey II of Villehardouin
regionRuled Morea
Peloponnese
reignEnd 1278
reignStart 1246
religion Roman Catholicism
ruledFrom Andravida
Clarence (Chlemoutsi)
sphereOfInfluence medieval Greece
spouse Anna Komnene Doukaina
Carintana dalle Carceri
style Prince of the Morea
successor Charles I of Anjou
title Prince of Achaea
treatySigned Treaty of Viterbo
treatySignedWith Charles I of Anjou

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Mystras foundedBy William II of Villehardouin
Mistra foundedBy William II of Villehardouin
Villehardouin dynasty notableMember William II of Villehardouin
Villehardouin dynasty lastReigningMember William II of Villehardouin
Principality of Achaea notableRuler William II of Villehardouin
Michael II Komnenos Doukas ally William II of Villehardouin
William II of Villehardouin fullName William II of Villehardouin
Latin Greece notableRuler William II of Villehardouin
Geoffrey I of Villehardouin child William II of Villehardouin
Clarentza associatedWith William II of Villehardouin
Princeps Achaiae hasTitleHolder William II of Villehardouin
Geoffrey II of Villehardouin successor William II of Villehardouin
Geoffrey II of Villehardouin child William II of Villehardouin
House of Villehardouin hasMember William II of Villehardouin