Despotate of Arta
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A despotate established by Albanian rulers during the 14th century, after the defeat of the local Despot of Epirus, Nikephoros II Orsini, by Albanian tribesmen in the Battle of Achelous in 1359.
Establishment
May 1359: The Despotate of Arta was a despotate established by Albanian rulers during the 14th century, after the defeat of the local Despot of Epirus, Nikephoros II Orsini, by Albania tribesmen in the Battle of Achelous in 1359.
Chronology
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Dissolution of Serbia after the Battle of Maritsa between the Ottoman Empire and Serbia.
September 1371: After the Battle of Maritsa, Serbia fragmented into several successor states.
Expansion during the rule of Charles I Tocco in the County Palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos.
January 1408: Carlo I Tocco, the hereditary Count palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos, attacked Paul Shpata, lord of Angelokastro in Aetolia.
January 1417: Despotate of Arta conquered by County Palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos.
January 1375: The Despotate of Angelokastron and Lepanto ceased to exist in 1374, when its despot, Gjin Bua Shpata, unified the territory with Despotate of Arta.
January 1402: Preveza (Prevesa) was a Venetian colony from 1401 to 1463, 1684 to 1699, and 1717 to 1797. The Republic of Venice, a powerful maritime empire, controlled the territory during these periods, using it as a strategic outpost in the Mediterranean.
January 1408: Lepanto (Naupaktos) was sold to Venice in 1407 by its Albanian ruler, Paul Spata.
Disestablishment
January 1417: Despotate of Arta conquered by County Palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos.
