despotate

Noun

Meaning

despotate (plural despotates)

(historical) An area ruled by a despot (δεσπότης) in the late Byzantine Balkans (12th to 15th centuries).

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Related terms

despot despotic despotism

Examples

After the Fall of Constantinople, Mehmed would also go on to conquer the Despotate of Morea in the Peloponnese in 1460, and the Empire of Trebizond in northeastern Anatolia in 1461. Source: Internet

Despite these troubles, Andronikos III took advantage of a secession crisis in Despotate of Epirus to seize Byzantine control from Nikephoros II Orsini in 1337. Source: Internet

He also refortified the city's ancient walls, allowing the Despotate to resist the Ottomans for almost 70 years. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Desposyni despot despotat despotess despotic despotic monarchy