Barony of Bodonitsa

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The Barony of Bodonitsa was a medieval Frankish fief in central Greece established after the Fourth Crusade, serving as a key fortress controlling the pass of Thermopylae.

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Barony of Bodonitsa canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Crusader state
Frankish fief
medieval barony
capital Bodonitsa
conqueredBy Ottoman Empire
conqueredIn 1414
country Greece
currency denier tournois
defensiveRole guarding the main land route into southern Greece
era Middle Ages
establishedAfter Fourth Crusade
establishedIn 1204
firstRuler Guy Pallavicini
foundedBy Boniface I of Montferrat
governmentType feudal monarchy
historicalCategory Crusader states in Greece
linked to: Crusader states

Former monarchies of Europe
historicalRegion Phthiotis
linked to: Fthiotis
language French
Greek
lastRuler Niccolò III Zorzi
legalSystem Assizes of Romania
locatedIn Lordship of Negroponte region
Thermopylae region
central Greece
neighboringEntity Duchy of Athens
Lordship of Negroponte
overlord Duchy of Athens
Kingdom of Thessalonica
Principality of Achaea
Republic of Venice
partOf Frankish states in Greece
linked to: Frankish Greece

Latin Empire sphere of influence
primaryFunction fortress controlling the pass of Thermopylae
religion Eastern Orthodoxy
Roman Catholicism
rulingDynasty Pallavicini family
linked to: Pallavicino family

Zorzi family
strategicImportance defense of central Greece
successorState Ottoman Empire
titleHeldByRuler Baron of Bodonitsa

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Frankish Greece hasPart Barony of Bodonitsa