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  2. Principality of Achaea - Wikipedia

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    Achaea was founded in 1205 by William of Champlitte and Geoffrey I of Villehardouin, who undertook to conquer the Peloponnese on behalf of Boniface of Montferrat, King of Thessalonica. With a force of no more than 100 knights and 500 foot soldiers, they took Achaea and Elis , and after defeating the local Greeks in the Battle of the Olive Grove ...

  3. Geoffrey I of Villehardouin - Wikipedia

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    In 1208 William I of Achaea sought to claim an inheritance his brother had left to him. [5] [11] However, both the first prince of Achaea and his nephew died. [12] The Chronicle of the Morea narrates that Geoffrey only became prince of Achaea some time later. [13] The medieval castle on Larissa Hill in Argos

  4. Prince of Achaea - Wikipedia

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    The Prince of Achaea was the ruler of the Principality of Achaea, one of the crusader states founded in Greece in the aftermath of the Fourth Crusade (1202–1204). The principality witnessed various overlords during its more than two centuries of existence, initially, Achaea was a vassal state of the Kingdom of Thessalonica under Boniface I of house Montferrat, then of the Latin Empire of ...

  5. Achaeans (tribe) - Wikipedia

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    The Ionians took temporary refuge in Athens, and Aegialus became known as Achaea. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] Pausanias says that 'Achaean' was the name of those Greeks originally inhabiting the Argolis and Laconia , because they were descended from the sons of the mythical Achaeus , Archander and Architeles . [ 23 ]

  6. Achaia (Roman province) - Wikipedia

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    Achaia [1] [2] (Ancient Greek: Ἀχαΐα), sometimes spelled Achaea, [3] [4] was a province of the Roman Empire, consisting of the Peloponnese, Attica, Boeotia, Euboea, the Cyclades and parts of Phthiotis, Aetolia and Phocis. In the north, it bordered on the provinces of Epirus vetus and Macedonia.

  7. William of Villehardouin - Wikipedia

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    William of Villehardouin (French: Guillaume de Villehardouin; Kalamata, c. 1211 – 1 May 1278) was the fourth prince of Achaea in Frankish Greece, from 1246 to 1278.The younger son of Prince Geoffrey I, he held the Barony of Kalamata in fief during the reign of his elder brother Geoffrey II.

  8. Philip I of Piedmont - Wikipedia

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    Coat of arms of the principality of Achaea. Coat of arms of the lordship and principality of Piedmont. Philip I, known as Philip of Savoy (French: Philippe de Savoie, Italian: Filippo di Savoia-Acaia) (1278 – 25 September 1334) was the lord of Piedmont from 1282 until his death and prince of Achaea between 1301 and 1307.

  9. Achaean Leaders - Wikipedia

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    In Greek mythology, the Achaean Leaders were those who led the expedition to Troy to retrieve the abducted Helen, wife of Menelaus, king of Sparta.Most of the leaders were bound by the Oath of Tyndareus who made the Suitors of Helen swear that they would defend and protect the chosen husband of Helen against any wrong done against him in regard to his marriage.