Back II Joffrua de Villarduen Azerbaijani Жофроа II дьо Вилардуен Bulgarian Jofré II d'Acaia Catalan Gottfried II. von Villehardouin German Γοδεφρείδος Β΄ Βιλλεαρδουίνος Greek Godofredo II de Villehardouin Spanish Geoffroy II de Villehardouin French Godofredo II de Villehardouin Galician Gotfrid II. od Villehardouina Croatian Goffredo II di Villehardouin Italian

Geoffrey II of Villehardouin

Geoffrey II
Geoffroi II
Prince of Achaea
Coat of Arms of the Principality of Achaea
Reignc. 1229-1246
PredecessorGeoffrey I
SuccessorWilliam II
Bornc. 1195
Unknown
Diedafter May 6, 1246
Unknown
Burial
Church of St James, Andravida
SpouseAgnes of Courtenay
IssueNone
DynastyVillehardouin
FatherGeoffrey I
MotherElisabeth 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] From his accession to the princely throne, he was a powerful and respected person, and even French knights came to the principality to enter his service.[2] Geoffrey II emerged as the most powerful vassal of the Latin Empire of Constantinople, the person around whom the crusaders' states in modern Greece gradually regrouped themselves.[1] He came to the rescue of the imperial capital three times.[1] As a reward of his services to the Latin Empire, he was granted suzerainty over the island of Euboea by his brother-in-law, Emperor Baldwin II of Constantinople (1228–1261).[1][3] He was also a humane prince, benevolent and just, solicitous for the condition of the common people.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d Longnon 1969, p. 242.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Setton 56 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Fine 1994, p. 614.
  4. ^ Longnon 1969, p. 243.

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