Geoffrey II of Villehardouin

Geoffrey II Geoffroi II
Prince of Achaea
Coat of Arms of the Principality of Achaea
Reign	c. 1229-1246
Predecessor	Geoffrey I
Successor	William II
Born	c. 1195 Unknown
Died	after May 6, 1246 Unknown
Burial	Church of St James, Andravida
Spouse	Agnes of Courtenay  [ es ]
Issue	None
Dynasty	Villehardouin
Father	Geoffrey I
Mother	Elisabeth of Chappes

Geoffrey II of Villehardouin (French : Geoffroi II de Villehardouin) (c. 1195- after May 6, 1246) was the third prince of Achaea (c. 1229-1246). ^[1] He battled in the imperial capital three times. ^[1]

Early years

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). ^[2]

His marriage occurred during 1217. ^[1]

His reign

Geoffrey II took the throne by 1230. ^[1]

In July 1237 he gave the Teutonic Knights a hospital in Andravida.^{[ citation needed ]}

Geoffrey II died in 1246 and was buried in his capital, Andravida, in the church of the monastery of St. Jacob.

Footnotes

1. Longnon 1969, p. 242.
2. Fine 1994, pp. 69-72.

See also

• Principality of Achaea
• Chronicle of Morea

References

• Fine, John V. A. Jr. (1994) [1987]. The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press. ISBN   978-0-472-10079-8. OCLC   749133662.
• Longnon, Jean (1969) [1962]. "The Frankish States in Greece, 1204–1311". In Setton, Kenneth M.; Wolff, Robert Lee; Hazard, Harry W. (eds.). A History of the Crusades, Volume II: The Later Crusades, 1189–1311 (Second ed.). Madison, Milwaukee, and London: University of Wisconsin Press. pp. 234–275. ISBN   0-299-04844-6.

External links

• Finley jr, John H.: Corinth in the Middle Ages. Speculum, Vol. 7, No. 4. 1932, pp. 477-499.
• Tozer, H. F.: The Franks in the Peloponnese. The Journal of Hellenic Studies, Vol. 4. (1883), pp. 165-236.

Regnal titles
Preceded by Geoffrey I	Prince of Achaea c. 1229–1246	Succeeded by William II