Back I Joffrua de Villarduen Azerbaijani Жофроа I дьо Вилардуен Bulgarian Jofré I d'Acaia Catalan Gottfried I. von Villehardouin German Γοδεφρείδος Α΄ Βιλλεαρδουίνος Greek Godofredo I de Villehardouin Spanish Geoffroi Ier de Villehardouin French Godofredo I de Villehardouin Galician Goffredo I di Villehardouin Italian ジョフロワ1世・ド・ヴィルアルドゥアン Japanese

Geoffrey I of Villehardouin

Geoffrey I
Geoffroi Ier
Prince of Achaea
Seal of Geoffrey I
Reign1209/1210–c. 1229
PredecessorWilliam I
SuccessorGeoffrey II
Bornc. 1169
Unknown
Diedc. 1229
Unknown
Burial
Church of St James, Andravida
SpouseElisabeth (of Chappes?)
IssueGeoffrey II Alix William II
DynastyVillehardouin
FatherJohn of Villehardouin
MotherCéline of Briel
Seal of wife Elisabeth.

Geoffrey I of Villehardouin (French: Geoffroi Ier de Villehardouin) (c. 1169 – c. 1229) was a French knight from the County of Champagne who joined the Fourth Crusade.[1][2][3][4] He participated in the conquest of the Peloponnese and became the second prince of Achaea (1209/1210–c. 1229).[2]

Under his reign, the Principality of Achaea became the direct vassal of the Latin Empire of Constantinople.[5] He extended the borders of his principality, but the closing years of his rule were marked by his conflict with the church.[6]

  1. ^ Runciman 1951, p. 126.
  2. ^ a b Evergates 2007, p. 246.
  3. ^ Setton 1976, p. 24.
  4. ^ Longnon 1969, p. 242.
  5. ^ Longnon 1969, p. 239.
  6. ^ Longnon 1969, pp. 240-241.

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