Triarchy of Negroponte

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Triarchy of Negroponte Nigropont[citation needed]
1204–1470
Negroponte and the other Greek and Latin states of southern Greece, ca. 1210
Status	Protectorate of the Republic of Venice (1209-1390) Colony of the Republic of Venice (1390-1470)
Capital	Chalkis
Common languages	Venetian officially, Greek popularly
Religion	Roman Catholic officially, Greek Orthodox
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Principality established	1204
• Ottoman Conquest	1470
Area
• Total	3,660 km2 (1,410 sq mi)
Preceded by Succeeded by Byzantine Empire Ottoman Empire

The Triarchy of Negroponte was a crusader state established on the island of Euboea (Venetian: Negroponte) after the partition of the Byzantine Empire following the Fourth Crusade. Partitioned into three baronies (terzieri, "thirds") (Chalkis, Karystos and Oreos) run by a few interrelated Lombard families, the island soon fell under the influence of the Republic of Venice. From circa 1390, the island became a regular Venetian colony as the Realm of Negroponte (Venetian: Reame di Negroponte o Signoria di Negroponte).