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The historians' history of the world in twenty-five volumes, volume 07 : $b the history of the later Roman Empire

History

The historians' history of the world in twenty-five volumes, volume 07 : $b the history of the later Roman Empire

World history

=Roger Deslau= appointed duke of Athens. His dominions are
       extended north and west.


_The House of Aragon, Duke of Athens and Neopatras_

  1326 On death of Roger, =Manfred=, son of Frederick II of
       Sicily, is invested with the duchy, which becomes an appanage
       of the house of Aragon.

  1330 =William=, Manfred’s brother, succeeds.

  1331 The son of Walter de Brienne makes unsuccessful attempt
       to regain duchy.

  1338 =John=, brother of William and Manfred, succeeds.

  1348 =Frederick=, marquis of Randazzo, son of John, succeeds.
       He never visits Athens.

  1355 =Frederick III=, king of Sicily, succeeds the marquis of
       Randazzo.

  1377 =Maria=, daughter of Frederick III, succeeds to the duchy.

  1386 Conquest of Athens by Nerio Acciajuoli, governor of
       Corinth, in a war concerning the countess of Salona and her
       heritage.


_The House of Acciajuoli_

  1394 =Nerio I= confirmed in the duchy by King Ladislaus of
       Naples. Nerio taken prisoner by Navarrese troops and purchases
       his liberty. Death of Nerio; his natural son, =Antonio=,
       succeeds. Bajazet recognises his authority. Athens enjoys a
       tranquil rule of forty years.

  1435 =Nerio II=, grand-nephew of Nerio I, succeeds on death of
       Antonio. The administration comes into hands of his brother,
       Antonio, while Nerio is in western Europe.

  1443 Nerio pays tribute to the despot of Morea.

  1450 Nerio joins forces with Muhammed II and becomes Ottoman
       vassal.

  1453 Infant son of Nerio succeeds on his father’s death with
       his mother as regent.

  1455 Muhammed orders duchy conferred on =Franco=, nephew of
       Nerio II.

  1456 Muhammed finding the Athenians disgusted with Franco
       annexes duchy to the Ottoman Empire.

       There are other feudal states north of the isthmus of Corinth,
       ruled by the lords of Budonitza, Salona, and Negropont, but
       details of their history are lacking. Like Athens they are
       finally merged in the Ottoman Empire.


THE PRINCIPALITY OF ACHAIA (1205-1460 A.D.)

  1205-1208 =Guillaume de Champlitte=, receiving territory in
       the Peloponnesus as his share of the Byzantine Empire, is
       joined by Geoffrey Villehardouin, nephew of the chronicler,
       and conquering about half the peninsula within three years
       organises a strong feudal government. Geoffrey is his most
       important feudal vassal, and receives the fief of Kalamata.

  1210 Guillaume returns to France leaving his relative Hugh
       in charge, but the latter dying, Geoffrey is elected in his
       place. =Geoffrey= possesses himself of the principality. He
       strengthens it in every possible way.

  1218 =Geoffrey II= succeeds his father.

  1219-1222 Serious quarrel of Geoffrey with the pope. The ban
       of excommunication is finally removed.

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

Opening the text

History

The historians' history of the world in twenty-five volumes, volume 07 : $b the history of the later Roman Empire

World history

=Roger Deslau= appointed duke of Athens. His dominions are
       extended north and west.


_The House of Aragon, Duke of Athens and Neopatras_

  1326 On death of Roger, =Manfred=, son of Frederick II of
       Sicily, is invested with the duchy, which becomes an appanage
       of the house of Aragon.

  1330 =William=, Manfred’s brother, succeeds.

  1331 The son of Walter de Brienne makes unsuccessful attempt
       to regain duchy.

  1338 =John=, brother of William and Manfred, succeeds.

  1348 =Frederick=, marquis of Randazzo, son of John, succeeds.
       He never visits Athens.

  1355 =Frederick III=, king of Sicily, succeeds the marquis of
       Randazzo.

  1377 =Maria=, daughter of Frederick III, succeeds to the duchy.

  1386 Conquest of Athens by Nerio Acciajuoli, governor of
       Corinth, in a war concerning the countess of Salona and her
       heritage.


_The House of Acciajuoli_

  1394 =Nerio I= confirmed in the duchy by King Ladislaus of
       Naples. Nerio taken prisoner by Navarrese troops and purchases
       his liberty. Death of Nerio; his natural son, =Antonio=,
       succeeds. Bajazet recognises his authority. Athens enjoys a
       tranquil rule of forty years.

  1435 =Nerio II=, grand-nephew of Nerio I, succeeds on death of
       Antonio. The administration comes into hands of his brother,
       Antonio, while Nerio is in western Europe.

  1443 Nerio pays tribute to the despot of Morea.

  1450 Nerio joins forces with Muhammed II and becomes Ottoman
       vassal.

  1453 Infant son of Nerio succeeds on his father’s death with
       his mother as regent.

  1455 Muhammed orders duchy conferred on =Franco=, nephew of
       Nerio II.

  1456 Muhammed finding the Athenians disgusted with Franco
       annexes duchy to the Ottoman Empire.

       There are other feudal states north of the isthmus of Corinth,
       ruled by the lords of Budonitza, Salona, and Negropont, but
       details of their history are lacking. Like Athens they are
       finally merged in the Ottoman Empire.


THE PRINCIPALITY OF ACHAIA (1205-1460 A.D.)

  1205-1208 =Guillaume de Champlitte=, receiving territory in
       the Peloponnesus as his share of the Byzantine Empire, is
       joined by Geoffrey Villehardouin, nephew of the chronicler,
       and conquering about half the peninsula within three years
       organises a strong feudal government. Geoffrey is his most
       important feudal vassal, and receives the fief of Kalamata.

  1210 Guillaume returns to France leaving his relative Hugh
       in charge, but the latter dying, Geoffrey is elected in his
       place. =Geoffrey= possesses himself of the principality. He
       strengthens it in every possible way.

  1218 =Geoffrey II= succeeds his father.

  1219-1222 Serious quarrel of Geoffrey with the pope. The ban
       of excommunication is finally removed.

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

The historians' history of the world in twenty-five volumes, volume 07 : $b the history of the later Roman Empire

The historians' history of the world in twenty-five volumes, volume 07 : $b the history of the later Roman Empire

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