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Catalan Company Activities in the 1390s
The Catalan Company, a famous 14th-century mercenary band, remained active in Greece and the Aegean in the 1390s, intervening by force in local polit…
Timeline
- 1391–1394Athens · AtticaAfter seizing control of the Duchy of Athens in the early 14th century, Catalan mercenaries continued to collect tribute and maintain military rule in Attica during the 1390s, forming a complex symbiosis with local Greek populations and Venetian commercial interests.
- 1394–1397Thessaly · ThessalyCatalan armed forces, hired or acting on their own, intervened in power struggles in Thessaly and neighboring Frankish fiefs, influencing local noble politics through cavalry tactics and fortress control, while facing strategic pressure from Byzantine and Ottoman forces to the east.
- 1397–1400Gulf of Corinth · GreeceBy the end of the 14th century, the Catalan Company's power in Greece was already contracting, but the Catalan-Aragonese ruling tradition it established in Attica still influenced local social structures, becoming a typical case of mercenary politics amid the collapse of the Crusader states.
Sources
- Setton, Kenneth M. Catalan Domination of Athens, 1311–1388 — Kenneth M. Setton