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Godbout – Racicot / LeBeuf – LaHaye
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1205 - 1271 (66 years)
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| Name |
Mikhael Komnenos Dukas Angelos |
| Born |
1205 |
| Gender |
Male |
| Occupation |
1215 |
| Lord of Epirus (d'Épire) under the guardianship of his uncle Theodoros |
| Occupation |
1216 |
| His uncle Theodoros exiled him with his mother to Peloponnesos and seized the lordship |
| Occupation |
1230 |
| Returned to Epirus after Bulgaria defeated Theodoros at Klokotnica and installed himself at Arta as Lord of Epirus |
| Occupation |
1236 |
| Awarded the title despot and expanded his authority over Corfu free from the control of his uncle Manuel |
| Occupation |
1241 |
| Occupied the territories in Thessaly on the death of his uncle Manuel |
| Occupation |
1251 |
| Broke a treaty concluded with Emperor Ioannes III Batatzes and attacked Thessaloniki |
| Occupation |
1253 |
| Made peace losing much of his Albanian and Macedonian territories although his title of despot was confirmed |
| Occupation |
1256 |
| Forced to surrender Durazzo to Nikaia in order to secure the release of his wife |
| Occupation |
1259 |
| Allied with King Manfred and Guillaume de Villehardouin, he attacked Nikaia but was defeated in the valley of Pelagonia |
| Occupation |
1260 |
| Nikaia overran Epirus but Mikhael regrouped with his illegitimate son Ioannes and expelled the Nikaians |
| Died |
1271 |
| Person ID |
I19541 |
Godbout |
| Last Modified |
18 Apr 2017 |
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