Everything about Geoffrey I Of Villehardouin totally explained
Geoffrey I Villehardouin (Geoffroi) was nephew to
Geoffrey of Villehardouin, and a knight and
crusader who went to Palestine and later came to help
William of Champlitte to conquer
Morea and became
Prince of Achaea after William's death.
Geoffrey came from Champagne, France, like his uncle
Geoffrey of Villehardouin, Marshal of Champagne and historian. In the
Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade and the conquest of Constantinople, written by his uncle, he's referred to as Geoffrey the nephew.
While the other knights of the
Fourth Crusade deviated from their course and conquered Constantinople, Geoffrey I went to Palestine. On his way back in
1204, his ship took harbour at
Methoni (Modon), a port in Peloponnesus (
Morea), he helped
Boniface of Montferrat and he teamed with
William of Champlitte to conquer Morea. Along with William, they fought and won the only serious resistance in Peloponnesus, the army of
Michael I Ducas in
the battle of the olive grove of Koundouros and then they conquered most of Morea. For his services, William gave him
Koroni and
Kalamata. When William left for France in
1209, he managed to take the place of William’s replacement, his nephew
Hugo, and he was recognized as
Prince of Achaia. He won over
Leo Sgouros resistance in
Argos and
Nafplion and by 1212 he'd conquered the whole of Peloponnesus. His policy versus Orthodox inhabitants of Moreas was supportive and he gained their support. He died in
1218 and he was succeeded by his son
Geoffrey II Villehardouin.
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