Geoffrey II Geoffroi II | |
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Prince of Achaea | |
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Reign | c. 1229-1246 |
Predecessor | Geoffrey I |
Successor | William II |
Born | c. 1195 Unknown |
Died | after May 6, 1246 Unknown |
Burial | Church of St James, Andravida |
Spouse | Agnes of Courtenay |
Issue | None |
Dynasty | Villehardouin |
Father | Geoffrey I |
Mother | Elisabeth of Chappes |
Geoffrey II of Villehardouin (French: Geoffroi II de Villehardouin) (c. 1195- after May 6, 1246) was the third prince of Achaea (c. 1229-1246).[1] From his accession to the princely throne, he was a powerful and respected person, and even French knights came to the principality to enter his service.[2] Geoffrey II emerged as the most powerful vassal of the Latin Empire of Constantinople, the person around whom the crusaders' states in modern Greece gradually regrouped themselves.[1] He came to the rescue of the imperial capital three times.[1] As a reward of his services to the Latin Empire, he was granted suzerainty over the island of Euboea by his brother-in-law, Emperor Baldwin II of Constantinople (1228–1261).[1][3] He was also a humane prince, benevolent and just, solicitous for the condition of the common people.[4]