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William II

Type Figure Region Achaea Time 1240–1278 Also known as William II of Villehardouin、William II of Achaea、Guillaume II de Villehardouin

Prince of Achaea (r. 1246–1278), heir of the Villehardouin family, who ruled the Crusader principality of the Peloponnese.…

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  1. 1261–1270Andravida · PeloponneseDuring this period William II ruled the Crusader lands of the Peloponnese from his capital at Andravida, maintaining the feudal knightly order and a network of local castles, and facing new geopolitical pressures after the Byzantine Empire recovered Constantinople in 1261.
  2. 1267–1270Peloponnese · PeloponneseIn the late 1260s, under the dual pressure of Charles of Anjou's expansion in the eastern Mediterranean and the Byzantine restoration, William II preserved the principality's independence through marriage alliances and diplomacy, and participated in coordinated defense arrangements among the Crusader states.

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