Polity Duchy of Athens (Aragon)

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Was one of the Crusader states set up in Greece after the conquest of the Byzantine Empire during the Fourth Crusade during the period of the so-called Frankokratia. Initially a vassal of the Latin Empire, it enjoyed intermittent periods of autonomy and vassalage to several different countries. It was finally conquered by the expanding Ottoman Empire in 1458.

Establishment

  • August 1302: The island of Sicily revolted and was conquered by the Crown of Aragon, becoming a separate kingdom.

Chronology

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1. Events

  • January 1312: The lordship remained in the possession of the de la Roche and the Brienne Dukes of Athens even after the conquest of the Duchy of Athens by the Catalan Company in 1311, and the Brienne line continued to be recognized as Dukes of Athens there.

Disestablishment

  • January 1389: The Acciaioli family of Florence captured Athens.