Historical place archive

Morea in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Morea in Roman Empire. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

4 records4 event labels2 people1204–1443

Historical events in Morea

1204

April 1204
Arrest of Alexius V Ducas
Alexius V Ducas · Holy Crusades, 4th

Arrested by the Crusaders

1443

1443
Despotes of Morea
Constantine XI · House of Palaeologan

Constantine became the Despotes of Morea (the Medieval name for the Peloponnesus), which he rules from the palace in Mistra

1443
Invasion of Greece
Constantine XI · House of Palaeologan

Invades the Duchy of Athens from Morea, conquering Thebes and Athens and forcing its Florentine Duke to pay him tribute, the triumph is short-lived, as the Ottomans intervene & force him back to Morea

1443
Succession
Constantine XI · House of Palaeologan

Constantine became the Despotes of Morea (the Medieval name for the Peloponnesus), which he rules from the palace in Mistra

Provenance

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