Triarchy of Negroponte (Achea)

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Was a state established on the island of Euboea after the partition of the Byzantine Empire following the Fourth Crusade. Initially a vassal of the Kingdom of Thessalonica, it became a vassal of Achea in 1208 and finally a possession of the Republic of Venice.

Establishment

January 1209: Emperor Henry of Flanders' expedition against the rebellious Lombard barons of Thessalonica in 1208-09, ended the feudal dependency of the southern principalities (the Duchy of Athens, the Marquisate of Bodonitsa, the Lordship of Salona, and the Triarchy of Negroponte) on Thessalonica, replacing it with direct imperial suzerainty.

Chronology

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1. Events

January 1212: The Venetians acquire Euboea Island (Negroponte) in 1211.

January 1297: In 1296, the island of Negroponte was completely reconquered by Venice.

January 1366: In 1317 the third of Caristo was occupied by the Catalan Company of Alfonso Fadrique, vicar general of the Duke of Athens, and then purchased by Venice in 1365.

July 1383: In 1383, the Principality of Achaea was annexed by Charles III of Naples, who was the grandson of John of Durazzo and the successor and murderer of Queen Joan of Naples. James of Baux, the ruler of Achaea, was driven away during this time.

January 1384: The Terziere di Clissura (one third of the Island of Negroponte - today Eubea) was acquired by Venice.

Disestablishment

January 1391: In 1390 upon the death of its lords the Republic of Venice took direct control of the entire island of Negroponte (Eubea) through a podestà settled in Clissura.