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This is a list of the princess consorts of Achaea, the consorts of the Princes of Achaea.

The Principality of Achaea

Principality of Achaea

The Principality of Achaea or of the Morea was one of the three vassal states of the Latin Empire which replaced the Byzantine Empire after the capture of Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade. It became a vassal of the Kingdom of Thessalonica, along with the Duchy of Athens, until Thessalonica...

had three princesses by their own rights

Suo jure

Suo jure is a Latin phrase meaning "in her [or his] own right".It is commonly encountered in the context of titles of nobility, especially in cases where a wife may hold a title in her own right rather than through her marriage....

: Isabella

Isabella of Villehardouin

Isabella of Villehardouin was the elder daughter of William II of Villehardouin, Prince of Achaea, and of his second wife Anna, the third daughter of Michael II Komnenos Doukas, the despot of Epiros....

, Matilda

Matilda of Hainaut

Matilda of Hainaut was the Princess of Achaea from 1313 to 1318.From 1307, when Philip of Savoy relinquished his claim, to 1312, when Isabella of Villehardouin died, Achaea was disputed between two claimants: Isabella and Philip I of Taranto. In 1313, Philip granted it to Matilda, daughter of...

, and Joan

Joan I of Naples

Joan I , born Joanna of Anjou, was Queen of Naples from 1343 until her death. She was also Countess of Provence and Forcalquier, Queen consort of Majorca and titular Queen of Jerusalem and Sicily 1343–82, and Princess of Achaea 1373/5–81....

. Their husbands were not consorts. Maria II Zaccaria was princess consort and later reigning princess.

House of Blois, 1205–1209

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Princess	Ceased to be Princess	Death	Spouse
	Eustachia of Courtenay	Peter I of Courtenay (Courtenay)	1162	1200	1205 husband's accession	1209 husband's death	6 April, after 1235	William of Champlitte William of Champlitte William I of Champlitte was a French knight who joined the Fourth Crusade and became the first prince of Achaea .- Early years and the Fourth Crusade :...

House of Villehardouin, 1209–1278

Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Princess	Ceased to be Princess	Death	Spouse
Elisabeth	-						Geoffrey I of Villehardouin Geoffrey I of Villehardouin Geoffrey I of Villehardouin was a French knight from the County of Champagne who joined the Fourth Crusade. He participated in the conquest of the Peloponnese and became the second prince of Achaea ....
Agnes of Courtenay	Peter II of Courtenay (Courtenay)	1202	1217, after April	1228 husband's accession	1246 husband's death	after 1247	Geoffrey II of Villehardouin Geoffrey II of Villehardouin Geoffrey II of Villehardouin was the third prince of Achaea . From his accession to the princely throne, he was a powerful and respected person, and even from France knights came to the principality to enter his service...
Carintana dalle Carceri, Lady of Oreoi	Rizzardo dalle Carceri, Lord of Oreoi (dalle Carceri)	before 1220	1246	1246 husband's accession	1255		William II of Villehardouin William II of Villehardouin William II of Villehardouin, was the last Villehardouin prince of Achaea and ruled the principality at the height of its power and influence.William was the son of Geoffrey I Villehardouin...
Anna Komnene Doukaina	Michael II Komnenos Doukas Michael II Komnenos Doukas Michael II Komnenos Doukas or Comnenus Ducas , often called Michael Angelos in narrative sources, was the ruler of Epirus from 1230 until his death in 1266/68.-Life:... (Komnenodoukai Angelos The Angelos family , feminine form Angelina , plural Angeloi , was a noble Byzantine lineage which gave rise to three Byzantine emperors from 1185 to 1204... )	-	1258		1 May 1278 husband's death	4 November 1286

Capetian House of Anjou, 1278–1289

Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Princess	Ceased to be Princess	Death	Spouse
Beatrice of Provence Beatrice of Provence Beatrice of Provence , was a countess regnant of Provence. She was also a Queen consort of Sicily by marriage to King Charles I of Sicily....	Raymond Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (Barcelona House of Barcelona The House of Barcelona was a medieval dynasty that ruled the County of Barcelona continuously from 878 and the Crown of Aragon from 1137 . From the male part they descend from the Bellonids, the descendants of Wifred the Hairy... )	1234	31 January 1246	26 February 1266 husband's ascession	23 September 1267		Charles I of Sicily Charles I of Sicily Charles I , known also as Charles of Anjou, was the King of Sicily by conquest from 1266, though he had received it as a papal grant in 1262 and was expelled from the island in the aftermath of the Sicilian Vespers of 1282...
Margaret of Burgundy Margaret of Burgundy, Queen of Sicily Margaret of Burgundy was the second wife of Charles I of Sicily, and by marriage Queen consort of Sicily.The second daughter of Odo, Count of Nevers, and Maud of Dampierre, Margaret was Countess of Tonnerre by inheritance from 1262 until her death...	Odo, Count of Nevers (Burgundy House of Burgundy The House of Burgundy was a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty, descending from Robert I, Duke of Burgundy, a younger son of Robert II of France.... )	1250	18 November 1268		7 January 1285 husband's death	4 September 1308
Maria of Hungary	Stephen V of Hungary Stephen V of Hungary Stephen V , was King of Hungary from 1270 to 1272.-Early years:... (Árpád)	1257	May/June 1270	7 January 1285 husband's ascession	1289 Achaea granted back to the House of Villehardouin	25 March 1323	Charles II of Naples Charles II of Naples Charles II, known as "the Lame" was King of Naples, King of Albania, Prince of Salerno, Prince of Achaea and Count of Anjou.-Biography:...

Capetian House of Anjou, 1307–1313

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Princess	Ceased to be Princess	Death	Spouse
	Thamar Angelina Komnene	Michael II Komnenos Doukas Michael II Komnenos Doukas Michael II Komnenos Doukas or Comnenus Ducas , often called Michael Angelos in narrative sources, was the ruler of Epirus from 1230 until his death in 1266/68.-Life:... (Komnenodoukai Angelos The Angelos family , feminine form Angelina , plural Angeloi , was a noble Byzantine lineage which gave rise to three Byzantine emperors from 1185 to 1204... )	-	13 August 1294	5 May 1306 husband's bestowment 11 May 1307 House of Villehardouin relinquish claims	1309 repudiated	1311	Philip I of Taranto Philip I of Taranto Philip I of Taranto : of the Angevin house, was titular Emperor of Constantinople , despot of Epirus, King of Albania, Prince of Achaea and Taranto, and Lord of Durazzo....

House of Avesnes, 1313-1321

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Matilda of Hainaut
Matilda of Hainaut was the Princess of Achaea from 1313 to 1318.From 1307, when Philip of Savoy relinquished his claim, to 1312, when Isabella of Villehardouin died, Achaea was disputed between two claimants: Isabella and Philip I of Taranto. In 1313, Philip granted it to Matilda, daughter of...

After 1318 the title to Matilda's right to Achaea became disputed with Odo IV, Duke of Burgundy and Louis, Count of Clermont

Louis I, Duke of Bourbon

Louis I de Bourbon, le Boiteux, the Lame was Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis and La Marche, and the first Duke of Bourbon.-Life:...

. She was stripped of her titles and hereditary rights after she wouldn't comply with her marriage to John of Gravina. Philip I of Taranto bestowed the title on John instead, bringing the title back into the Angevin inheritance, while Matilda verbally willed her right to her cousin James II of Majorca

James II of Majorca

James II was King of Majorca and Lord of Montpellier from 1276 until his death. He was the second son of James I of Aragon and his wife Violant, daughter of Andrew II of Hungary...

Capetian House of Anjou, 1321–1381

Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Princess	Ceased to be Princess	Death	Spouse
Agnes de Périgord	Helie VII, Count of Périgord (Talleyrand)	-	14 November 1321		1332 relinquish title in exchange for rights to the Kingdom of Albania	after 11 August 1343	John of Gravina
Marie de Bourbon	Louis I, Duke of Bourbon Louis I, Duke of Bourbon Louis I de Bourbon, le Boiteux, the Lame was Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis and La Marche, and the first Duke of Bourbon.-Life:... (Bourbon House of Bourbon The House of Bourbon is a European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty . Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Bourbon dynasty also held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma... )	1315	9 September 1347		10 September 1364 husband's death	1387	Robert of Taranto Robert of Taranto Robert II of Taranto , of the Angevin family, Prince of Taranto , King of Albania , Prince of Achaea , Titular Emperor of Constantinople ....
Maria of Calabria Maria of Calabria Maria of Calabria was the first Empress consort of Philip II of Taranto, titular Latin Emperor of Constantinople.-Family:...	Charles, Duke of Calabria Charles, Duke of Calabria Charles, Duke of Calabria was the son of King Robert of Naples and Yolanda of Aragon.-Biography:Born in Naples, he became Duke of Calabria in 1309 on his father's accession, and was created Vicar-General of the Kingdom of Sicily... (Anjou-Naples Capetian House of Anjou The Capetian House of Anjou, also known as the House of Anjou-Sicily and House of Anjou-Naples, was a royal house and cadet branch of the direct House of Capet. Founded by Charles I of Sicily, a son of Louis VIII of France, the Capetian king first ruled the Kingdom of Sicily during the 13th century... )	May 1329	April 1355	10 September 1364 husband's accession	20 May 1366		Philip II of Taranto Philip II of Taranto Philip II of Taranto of the Angevin house, was Prince of Achaea and Taranto, and titular Emperor of Constantinople from 1364 to his death in 1374....
Elizabeth of Slavonia	Stephen, Duke of Slavonia Stephen, Duke of Slavonia Stephen, Duke of Slavonia was a Hungarian Angevin prince who served as governor of Transylvania, Slavonia, Dalmatia and Croatia during the reign of his brother, King Louis I of Hungary. -Family:... (Anjou-Hungary Capetian House of Anjou The Capetian House of Anjou, also known as the House of Anjou-Sicily and House of Anjou-Naples, was a royal house and cadet branch of the direct House of Capet. Founded by Charles I of Sicily, a son of Louis VIII of France, the Capetian king first ruled the Kingdom of Sicily during the 13th century... )	1352	20 October 1370		1373 husband relinquish title to Joan I of Naples Joan I of Naples Joan I , born Joanna of Anjou, was Queen of Naples from 1343 until her death. She was also Countess of Provence and Forcalquier, Queen consort of Majorca and titular Queen of Jerusalem and Sicily 1343–82, and Princess of Achaea 1373/5–81....	before 1380

House of Baux, 1381–1383

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Princess	Ceased to be Princess	Death	Spouse
	Agnes of Durazzo Agnes of Durazzo Agnes of Durazzo was the Empress consort of James of Baux, titular Latin Emperor of Constantinople. She was the last consort of the Latin Empire.-Family:She was the second daughter of Charles, Duke of Durazzo and Maria of Calabria...	Charles, Duke of Durazzo Charles, Duke of Durazzo Charles of Durazzo was a Neapolitan nobleman, the eldest son of John, Duke of Durazzo and Agnes de Périgord.He succeeded his father as Duke of Durazzo and Count of Gravina in 1336.... (Anjou-Durazzo Capetian House of Anjou The Capetian House of Anjou, also known as the House of Anjou-Sicily and House of Anjou-Naples, was a royal house and cadet branch of the direct House of Capet. Founded by Charles I of Sicily, a son of Louis VIII of France, the Capetian king first ruled the Kingdom of Sicily during the 13th century... )	1345	1382		7 July 1383 husband's death	15 July 1388	James of Baux James of Baux James of Baux , Duke of Andria, was the last titular Latin Emperor of Constantinople from 1374 to 1383 and Prince of Achaea from 1382 to 1383....

Capetian House of Anjou, 1383–1386

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Princess	Ceased to be Princess	Death	Spouse
	Margaret of Durazzo	Charles, Duke of Durazzo Charles, Duke of Durazzo Charles of Durazzo was a Neapolitan nobleman, the eldest son of John, Duke of Durazzo and Agnes de Périgord.He succeeded his father as Duke of Durazzo and Count of Gravina in 1336.... (Anjou-Durazzo Capetian House of Anjou The Capetian House of Anjou, also known as the House of Anjou-Sicily and House of Anjou-Naples, was a royal house and cadet branch of the direct House of Capet. Founded by Charles I of Sicily, a son of Louis VIII of France, the Capetian king first ruled the Kingdom of Sicily during the 13th century... )	28 July 1347	24 January 1369/70	7 July 1383 husband's coronation	24 February 1386 husband's death	6 August 1412	Charles III of Naples Charles III of Naples Charles the Short or Charles of Durazzo was King of Naples and titular King of Jerusalem from 1382 to 1386 as Charles III, and King of Hungary from 1385 to 1386 as Charles II. In 1382 Charles created the order of Argonauts of Saint Nicholas...

Interregnum: At Charles III's death in 1386 the principality entered an interregnum where five pretenders claimed its throne, none having a strong enough claim to be considered a ruler until Peter of Saint Superan, leader of the Navarrese Company
Navarrese Company
The Navarrese Company was a company of mercenaries, mostly from Navarre and Gascony, which fought in Greece during the late 14th century and early 15th century, in the twilight of Frankish power in the dwindling remnant of the Latin Empire...

, declared himself Prince in 1396 with the blessing of Pope Urban VI
Pope Urban VI
Pope Urban VI , born Bartolomeo Prignano, was Pope from 1378 to 1389.-Biography:Born in Itri, he was a devout monk and learned casuist, trained at Avignon. On March 21, 1364, he was consecrated Archbishop of Acerenza in the Kingdom of Naples...

, who claimed ownership of the principality since James of Baux's heirs had forfeited their rights to the Holy See.

Non-Dynastic, 1396-1402

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Princess	Ceased to be Princess	Death	Spouse
	Maria II Zaccaria Maria II Zaccaria Maria II Zaccaria , was a sovereign Princess of Achaia, and titular Queen of Thessalonica.She was daughter of Centurione I Zaccaria, Lord of Veligosti, Damala and Chalandritsa. She succeeded her spouse Pedro Bordo de San Superano in 1402...	Centurione I Zaccaria Centurione I Zaccaria Centurione I Zaccaria was a powerful noble in the Principality of Achaea in Frankish Greece. In 1345 he succeeded his father, Martino Zaccaria, as baron of Damala and lord of one half of the barony of Chalandritsa, and in 1359 he acquired the other half... (Zaccaria Zaccaria Zaccaria is a surname, and may refer to:* Anthony Maria Zaccaria* Bartolomeo Zaccaria* Benedetto I Zaccaria* Benedetto II Zaccaria* Centurione II Zaccaria* Francesco Antonio Zaccaria* Martino Zaccaria* Nicola Zaccaria... )	-	-	1396 husband's accession	1402 husband's death and her own accession	1404	Pedro Bordo de San Superano Pedro Bordo de San Superano Pedro Bordo de San Superano was one of the captains of the Navarrese Company in the Morea from 1379 until he was made Prince of Achaea in 1396, a post he held to his death.After the remnants of the first Navarrese company moved from Durazzo to the Morea,...

House of Zaccaria, 1396-1402

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Princess	Ceased to be Princess	Death	Spouse
	Creusa Tocco	Leonardo II Tocco (Tocco Tocco family The family of Tocco was a noble house from Benevento of Longobard origins, which in the late 14th and 15th centuries came to prominence in western Greece as rulers of the Ionian Islands and the Despotate of Epirus.-History:... )	-	-	1404 husband's accession	1432 husband's death	-	Centurione II Zaccaria Centurione II Zaccaria Centurione II Zaccaria , scion of Genoese powerful merchant family established in the Morea, was installed as Prince of Achaea by Ladislaus of Naples in 1404 and was the last ruler of the Latin Empire not under Byzantine suzerainty....

Achaea was united with the Despotate of the Morea after the death of Centurione II Zaccaria.

Source

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