Duchy of Athens (Despotate of Morea)

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Was one of the Crusader states set up in Greece after the conquest of the Byzantine Empire during the Fourth Crusade during the period of the so-called Frankokratia. Initially a vassal of the Latin Empire, it enjoyed intermittent periods of autonomy and vassalage to several different countries. It was finally conquered by the expanding Ottoman Empire in 1458.

Establishment

January 1445: In 1444 Athens became a tributary of Constantine Palaeologus, the despot of Morea and heir to the Byzantine throne.

Chronology

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1. Wars of Mehmed II

Wars during the rule of Mehmed II in the Ottoman Sultanate.

January 1457: In 1456, after the Fall of Constantinople (1453) to the Ottoman Empire, Turahanoğlu Ömer Bey conquered the remnants of the Duchy of Athens.

Disestablishment

January 1457: In 1456, after the Fall of Constantinople (1453) to the Ottoman Empire, Turahanoğlu Ömer Bey conquered the remnants of the Duchy of Athens.