Byzantine reconquest of the Peloponnese

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The Byzantine reconquest of the Peloponnese was a 13th–15th century campaign in which the restored Byzantine Empire gradually recovered the Morea from Latin Crusader states, notably the Principality of Achaea.

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Byzantine reconquest of the Peloponnese canonical 1

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instanceOf Byzantine–Latin conflict
historical event
military campaign
after restoration of the Byzantine Empire in 1261
aim recovery of imperial control over the Peloponnese
reduction of Latin principalities in southern Greece
chronologicalContext post-1204 fragmentation of the Byzantine world
conflictType Byzantine–Crusader war
territorial reconquest
countryInvolved Byzantine Empire
endTime 15th century
followedBy Ottoman conquest of the Morea
follows Fourth Crusade
Latin conquest of the Peloponnese
hasPart Battle of Pelagonia
expansion of the Despotate of the Morea
recovery of Monemvasia
recovery of Mystras
historicalPeriod late Middle Ages
linked to: Late Middle Ages
involves Despotate of the Morea
Frankish nobility of the Peloponnese
linked to: Frankish Greece

local Greek population of the Morea
languageOfHistoricalSources Greek
Latin
location Morea
Peloponnese
mainBelligerent Byzantine Empire
Principality of Achaea
various Latin barons of the Morea
notableStronghold Laconia
Monemvasia
Mystras
opponent Latin Empire
Principality of Achaea
various Latin Crusader states
partOf Byzantine–Latin wars
late Byzantine history
precededBy Latin occupation of the Peloponnese
region southern Greece
result consolidation of the Despotate of the Morea
gradual recovery of most of the Morea by Byzantium
territorial decline of the Principality of Achaea
significantEvent Byzantine gains after the Battle of Pelagonia in 1259
Byzantine seizure of Mystras in 1262
creation of the Despotate of the Morea
progressive annexation of Achaean fortresses
startTime 13th century

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Principality of Achaea conflict Byzantine reconquest of the Peloponnese