1308 On death of Joannes, his possessions are divided among the frontier states. _The Servian Despots of Epirus_ 1367 =Thomas Prelubos= recognised by Stephen Dushan as prince of Joannina or Arta. 1385 Assassination of Prelubos on account of his cruelties. His widow marries =Esau Buondelmonte=, who wars with the Albanians until captured in 1399. _The Tocco Family in Epirus (Despotat of Romania)_ 1400 =Charles Tocco=, grandson of Leonardo Tocco, who was invested with Cephalonia by Robert of Tarentum, titular emperor of Romania, invades Epirus about 1390, and finally conquers enough territory to declare himself despot of Romania. 1429 =Charles II= succeeds his uncle. 1431 The Turks capture Joannina and Ætolia. 1433 Charles becomes a citizen of Venice in order to obtain the protection of that republic. 1452 =Leonard= succeeds his father. 1469 The Turks drive Leonard from the throne. THE DUCHY OF ATHENS (1205-1456 A.D.) _The House of de la Roche_ Between the kingdom of Salonica and the Peloponnesus lie several feudal states apportioned among the crusaders. Of these the duchy of Athens is the most important. 1205 =Otto de la Roche=, a Burgundian noble, takes possession of Athens. He is master of all Attica and Bœotia, but does homage to Boniface of Salonica. 1207 On death of Boniface Thebes is taken from Otto and added to Salonica, but is returned later by Henry of Romania. 1225 Otto prefers to return to his fief in France and resigns in favour of his nephew, =Guy I=. 1264 =John= succeeds his father. He assists Joannes Ducas against the Byzantine army and forms a close alliance with him later on. John captured in the battle of Oreus by the forces of Michael VIII and is released without payment of ransom. 1275 John succeeded by his brother, =William I=. 1280 William assumes the government of Achaia during minority of Isabella Villehardouin. 1290 Death of William. His son, =Guy II=, succeeds. 1293 Guy is invited to administer the dominions of the despot of Wallachia, his ward. Anna, widow of Nicephorus of Epirus, prepares to attack him, but withdraws through fear. 1304 Guy on his marriage to Maud of Hainault receives a fief in the Morea, but claims the whole principality of Achaia. 1308 Death of Guy before he can force his claim. His cousin, =Walter de Brienne=, succeeds. _The House of Brienne_ The despots of Epirus and Wallachia threaten invasion. Walter makes alliance with Catalan Grand Company for defence and 1310 Walter defeats his enemies, but the Catalans refuse to quit the land. 1311 The Catalans defeat Walter at the battle of Cephisus. The Frankish power falls in northern Greece; the house of Brienne still holds fiefs in Nauplia and Argos. _The Catalan Grand Company_