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Meaning of "despotate"
Despotate is a noun used to refer to a territory ruled by a despot, typically an autocratic or oppressive ruler. It is often used in historical contexts, especially in reference to regions or states that were governed by despots
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- An area ruled by a despot (δεσπότης) in the late Byzantine Balkans (12th to 15th centuries).
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Despotate of morea.
It is unknown whether the Despotate of Dobruja originally had a coat of arms.
The surrendered territory became the nucleus of the Despotate of Morea.
The Despotate of the Morea period.
At that point the only free part of the Despotate that remained was Zeta.
This was political marriage with intent to ensure western support to Serbian Despotate.
In exchange for the Despotate of the Morea.
The Despotate of the Morea is turned into an Ottoman vassal state.
Not to be confused with the Despotate of Epirus.
Despotate of Epirus.
The Ottomans moved through the Morea and conquered virtually the entire Despotate by the summer.
Despotate of Epiros.
It was part of the Despotate of Epirus.
It was used in the Serbian Empire and the succeeding Serbian Despotate.
Despotate of Sinope.
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Immediately following its foundation, the monastery became the cultural centre of the Serbian Despotate.
Despotate of Mystras.
Immediately following its foundation, the monastery became the cultural center of the Serbian Despotate.
Despotate of Serbia.
It also referred to a Byzantine province in the region, known as the Despotate of Morea.
Despotate of Macedonia.
Michael was soon entrusted as a captive to Damjan Đurđević, a Ragusan servant of the Despotate.
Despotate of Dobruja.
The aged Đurađ Branković also died, his despotate passing to his son Lazar.
Despotate of Vidin.
Mehmed II 's conquest of the Despotate of the Morea.
The Despotate or Principality of Epirus appeared with the arrival of the Franks.
Stefan Lazarević establishes Belgrade, as the capital of the Serbian Despotate.
Popular revolt in the Despotate of the Morea against the despots Demetrios and Thomas Palaiologos.
With the fall of the Serbian Empire, the city came under the Serbian Despotate.
The capital of the despotate was Mystras, a large fortress built by the Palaiologoi near Sparta.
In the early 15th century, it was conquered by the Despotate of the Morea.
The territory of the Despotate had been under the Ottoman Empire since its collapse in 1459.
After the major success at Klokotnitsa in 1230 the Epirus Despotate became a vassal tributary to Bulgaria.
With the fall of the Despotate to the Ottomans in 1460, Laconia was conquered as well.
Patras, capital of Achea, finally falls to the Byzantine Despotate of Morea.
By 1356 another independent despotate was set up in Epirus and Thessaly.
In 1215 the region is taken by the Latins and Despotate of Epirus.
After the Ottoman conquest of the Serbian Despotate in 1459, the Patriarchate gradually lost its importance.
This Duchy was conquered in 1213 and the city taken by the Despotate of Epirus.
After the collapse of the Serbian Despotate in 1459, it was razed by the Turks.
However in 1215 Michael turned on the Venetians and he formed the despotate of Epirus.
The Serbian Despotate was finally conquered by the Ottomans in 1459.
The area fell under Byzantine rule after 1262, forming part of the Despotate of the Morea.
The division of the Despotate of the Morea between Thomas and Demetrios during 1450.
In the village of Novo Brdo ( in present-day Kosovo ), in the Serbian Despotate.
After 1204, the Albanians naturally followed the Despotate of Epirus, successor of the Byzantine Empire.
In 1416, he defeated Yaqub Spata and conquered Arta thus annexing the Despotate.
