Barony of Gritzena
Medieval fiefdom in Messenia, Greece / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Barony of Gritzena or Gritsena was a medieval Frankish fiefdom of the Principality of Achaea, located in eastern Messenia, in the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, centred on the settlement of Gritzena (Greek: Γρίτζενα/Γρίτσενα; French: La Grite).[1]
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Barony of Gritzena | |||||||
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Barony of the Principality of Achaea | |||||||
1209–late 13th century | |||||||
Map of the Peloponnese with its principal locations during the late Middle Ages | |||||||
Capital | Gritzena | ||||||
• Type | Feudal lordship | ||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||
• Established | 1209 | ||||||
• Byzantine reconquest | late 13th century | ||||||
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