Geoffrey I of Villehardouin

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Geoffrey I of Villehardouin was a French knight and crusader who became the first Prince of Achaea after the Fourth Crusade, establishing Frankish rule in the Peloponnese.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French knight
Prince of Achaea
crusader
medieval nobleman
activity crusading
feudal lordship
military leadership
allegiance Frankish crusader states
linked to: Crusader states

Latin Empire
basedIn Achaea
Peloponnese
child Geoffrey II of Villehardouin
William II of Villehardouin
continentOfActivity Asia Minor
Europe
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
deathDate c. 1228
deathPlace Principality of Achaea
endTimeOfPosition c. 1228
era High Middle Ages
ethnicGroup Frankish
father John of Villehardouin
historicalRegion Frankish Greece
languageSpoken Old French
militaryRank knight
nobleFamily House of Villehardouin
notableEvent conquest and feudal organization of the Peloponnese
notableFor establishing Frankish rule in the Peloponnese
founding the Principality of Achaea
participatedIn Fourth Crusade
politicalSystemEstablished Frankish principality in Greece
positionHeld Prince of Achaea
linked to: Princess of Achaea
predecessor title newly created
regionRuled Achaea
Peloponnese
relative Geoffrey of Villehardouin
religion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
sibling Geoffrey of Villehardouin the chronicler
spouse Elisabeth of Chlemoutsi
startTimeOfPosition c. 1209
successor Geoffrey II of Villehardouin
title Lord of Chlemoutsi
Lord of Kalamata
Prince of Achaea

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Villehardouin dynasty notableMember Geoffrey I of Villehardouin
Villehardouin dynasty founder Geoffrey I of Villehardouin
Principality of Achaea coFounder Geoffrey I of Villehardouin
Principality of Achaea notableRuler Geoffrey I of Villehardouin
Clarentza associatedWith Geoffrey I of Villehardouin
Castle of Clermont (Chlemoutsi) builtBy Prince Geoffrey I of Villehardouin
linked to: Geoffrey I of Villehardouin
Geoffrey II of Villehardouin predecessor Geoffrey I of Villehardouin
Geoffrey II of Villehardouin father Geoffrey I of Villehardouin
House of Villehardouin hasMember Geoffrey I of Villehardouin
William of Champlitte successor Geoffrey I of Villehardouin
Chlemoutsi Castle builtBy Prince Geoffrey I of Villehardouin
linked to: Geoffrey I of Villehardouin