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Batouala is a 1921 novel by French writer René Maran, which follows an African chieftain named Batouala over a few days of his life.The novel won the Prix Goncourt, one of France's highest literary awards, making Maran the first black author to win that honor.
Geoffrey of Durnay (French: Geoffroi de Durnay) was the Baron of Kalavryta in the Principality of Achaea. He was son of Otho of Durnay, the first Baron of Kalavryta. The Barony of Kalavryta had been lost to the Byzantines in the 1260s or early 1270s. [1] Geoffrey received the Barony of Gritzena in compensation.
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.
Isabella of Villehardouin (1260/63–1312), Princess of Achaea in 1289–1307; married Philip of Sicily (died 1277), Florent of Hainaut (died 1297), Philip of Savoy (died 1334) Matilda of Hainaut (died 1331), Lady of Kalamata in 1297–1308, 1311–1322, Princess of Achaea in 1313–1318; married Guy II de la Roche (died 1308), Louis of ...
Geoffrey was born as the eldest son of Geoffrey of Villehardouin, a French knight from Champagne and his wife, Elisabeth of Chappes. [citation needed] His father entered the Fourth Crusade in 1205, later conquered a significant part of the Peloponnese and seized the throne of the Principality of Achaea following the death of its first prince, William I (1205–1209).
In Greek mythology, Achaeus or Achaios (/ ə ˈ k iː ə s /; Ancient Greek: Ἀχαιός Akhaiós means 'griever', [1] derived from αχος achos, 'grief, pain, woe') was the eponym of Achaea. [ 2 ]
In Greek mythology, Achaeus or Achaios (/ ə ˈ k iː ə s /; Ancient Greek: Ἀχαιός Akhaiós means 'griever', [1] derived from αχος achos, 'grief, pain, woe') was the name of three mythological characters:
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