Duchy of Philippopolis
The Duchy of Philippopolis was a short-lived
History
The Duchy of Philippopolis was established in 1204, shortly after the creation of the
Although not included in the provisions in the Partitio Romaniae, the Republic of Venice nevertheless claimed rule over three eighths of the Duchy, as elsewhere in the Empire.[2] In ca. 1223/24, the then lord of Philippopolis, Gerard of Estreux (otherwise known as Gerard or Girard of Stroim,[5] perhaps a form of Estrœung[6] - Étrœungt - or Estreux[7]) declared himself prepared to acknowledge the claims of Venice, and accord it suzerainty over part of his possessions.[2][8]
In the draft treaty concluded in December 1228 between John of Brienne and the regents of the Latin Empire, it was agreed that after his death, John's heirs would either take possession of the duchy (among other European territories) or of the Latin possessions in Asia Minor. However, in the treaty finally ratified in April 1229 (or 1230, according to Buchon), the rights of Gerard of Estreux over the duchy were confirmed.[2][9]
The territory of the duchy finally joined the Bulgarian Empire in the aftermath of Tsar
Dukes of Philippopolis
- Renier of Trit (1204–1208)
- Gerard of Estreux (1208–1229/30)
- John of Brienne (1229/30–1237)[citation needed]
References
- ^ Hendrickx 2015, pp. 307–308.
- ^ a b c d e Hendrickx 2015, p. 310.
- ^ Fine 1994, pp. 81–85.
- ^ Fine 1994, p. 84.
- ^ J. A. Buchon, Éclaircissements historiques, généalogiques et numismatiques sur la principauté française de Morée et ses douze pairies, pp. 23 and 62 (on line)
- ^ J.J. de Smet, Mémoire sur Baudoin IX p.60
- ^ Van Tricht 2011, p. 282.
- ^ Van Tricht 2011, p. 160.
- ^ Buchon, Histoire des Conquêtes et de l'établissement des Français dans les états de l'ancienne Grèce sous les Ville-Hardoin à la suite de la quatrième Croisade, Volume 1, p.218 ([1])
- ^ Fine 1994, p. 125.
Bibliography
- ISBN 0-472-08260-4.
- Hendrickx, Benjamin (2015). "Les duchés de l'Empire latin de Constantinople après 1204: origine, structures et statuts". Revue belge de philologie et d'histoire (in French). 93 (2): 303–328. .
- Van Tricht, Filip (2011). The Latin Renovatio of Byzantium: The Empire of Constantinople (1204–1228). Leiden: Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-20323-5.
- Van Tricht, Filip (2022). "The Duchy of Philippopolis (1204–c. 1236/37): A Latin Border Principality in a Byzantine (Greek/Bulgarian) Milieu". Crusades. 21 (1): 91–120. .