William of Champlitte
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Early years and the Fourth Crusade
William was the second son of Odo or Eudes I of Champlitte, viscount of Dijon.[3] He later married Elisabeth of Mount-Saint-Jean, but they divorced in 1199.
William was one of the crusader leaders who signed the letter written in April 1203 by Counts Baldwin IX of Flanders, Louis I of Blois and Chartres and Hugh IV of Saint Pol to Pope Innocent III after the occupation of Zara (now Zadar, Croatia).[4]
The imperial throne was given to Baldwin IX of Flanders on May 16, 1204.[5]
Foundation of the Principality of Achaea
Early in 1205 Geoffrey of Villehardouin, one of William of Champlitte's allies went to the camp of Boniface I of Thessalonica at Nauplia (now Nafplion, Greece).[6][7] He had earlier occupied some parts of Messenia.[6]
William in short time occupied Coron (now Koroni, Greece), Kalamata and Kyparissia.[8]
William became the Prince of Achaea during 1205.[9]
While traveling to France, his death occurred during 1208 in Apulia.[10][11]
See also
References
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Sources
- Andrea, Alfred J. (2000). Contemporary Sources for the Fourth Crusade. Brill. Template:ISBN.
- Evergates, Theodore (2007). The Aristocracy in the County of Champagne, 1100-1300. University of Pennsylvania Press. Template:ISBN.
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- Template:Setton-A History of the Crusades
- Template:Runciman-A History of the Crusades
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Further reading
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- Finley Jr, John H. "Corinth in the Middle Ages." Speculum, Vol. 7, No. 4. (Oct., 1932), pp. 477–499.
- Joinville, Jean de; Villehardouin, Geoffroi de; Shaw, Margaret R. B. (1963). Chronicles of the Crusades. Penguin Books. Template:ISBN.
- Tozer, H. F. "The Franks in the Peloponnese." The Journal of Hellenic Studies, Vol. 4. (1883), pp. 165–236.
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