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Nicholas II of Saint-Omer

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220: 318:, comprising "some of the most fertile lands and the strongest fortress in the Morea", according to A. Bon. This worried King Charles, who was loath to cede these territories to an already very powerful and wealthy subject; in the event, they were exchanged in September 1281 with half the domains of the recently deceased 216:, under Charles' immediate control. His position and domains were not restored until after the death of Charles I in 1285. During this time, Nicholas often resided in Italy, where Charles used him and other visiting Moreote barons as counsellors on the affairs of the Principality.\ 695: 245:, was still under-age. At the time, Nicholas was the second richest and most influential baron living in the Latin East after Guy. He continued William's policy of fortification of 119:
from 1258 to his death in 1294. From his two marriages he became one of the richest and most powerful barons of his time, building a splendid castle at Thebes as well as the
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as being the strongest and most beautiful in Greece. It was richly furnished and decorated with frescoes depicting his ancestors' exploits in the
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Map of the Greek and Latin states in southern Greece ca. 1278. Nicholas' domain, Thebes, lay within the Duchy of Athens (in light green).
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La Morée franque. Recherches historiques, topographiques et archéologiques sur la principauté d'Achaïe
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Nicholas married twice, both times to rich heiresses. His first wife was Mary of Antioch, daughter of
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Both his marriages were childless, and on his death in 1294, he was succeeded by his younger brother
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courts, but he soon fell into disfavour with Charles, and was forced to exchange his holdings in the
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The Frankish Morea. Historical, Topographic and Archaeological Studies on the Principality of Achaea
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Trapp, Erich; Beyer, Hans-Veit; Kaplaneres, Sokrates; Leontiadis, Ioannis (1990). "24699.
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A History of the Crusades, Volume III: The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries
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in the ranks of the coalition of most of the princes of
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13th-century people from the Principality of Achaea
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Paris: De Boccard. 681:Baillis of the Principality of Achaea 433: 431: 429: 364: 362: 360: 358: 7: 241:, who had just died and whose heir, 14: 278:, and his second, ca. 1280, was 676:People from the Duchy of Athens 227:In 1287, the Neapolitan regent 182:War of the Euboeote Succession 1: 559:Σαῖντ ̓Ομέρ, Νικόλας ΙΙ. ντὲ 200:sent him as his envoy to the 520:; Hazard, Harry W. (eds.). 288:William II of Villehardouin 194:William II of Villehardouin 712: 558: 284:Michael II Komnenos Doukas 16:Lord of one half of Thebes 639: 629: 621: 611: 593: 585: 180:, he participated in the 172:Along with his brothers, 159:Lord of Athens and Thebes 109:Nicholas II of Saint Omer 22:Nicholas II of Saint Omer 543: 467:Bon (1969), pp. 156, 159 449:Bon (1969), pp. 156, 707 395:Bon (1969), pp. 153, 159 386:Bon (1969), pp. 149, 153 149:Nicholas was the son of 111:was the lord of half of 541:Perra, Foteini (2011). 141:between 1287 and 1289. 605:Principality of Achaea 512:Longnon, Jean (1975). 304:Chronicle of the Morea 276:Bohemond VI of Antioch 224: 131:Principality of Achaea 671:13th-century nobility 589:William I de la Roche 489:Bon, Antoine (1969). 411:Lognon (1969), p. 261 377:Lognon (1969), p. 246 352:Lognon (1969), p. 244 222: 73:Anna Komnene Doukaina 631:Lord of one half of 544:Οικογένεια Σεντ Ομέρ 292:Castle of Saint Omer 123:. He also served as 27:Lord of one half of 661:13th-century births 239:William I of Athens 198:Charles I of Naples 121:Old Navarino castle 643:Otho of Saint Omer 625:Bela of Saint Omer 518:Setton, Kenneth M. 476:Bon (1969), p. 706 458:Bon (1969), p. 156 423:Bon (1969), p. 159 260:Chronicle of Morea 251:castle at Navarino 225: 151:Bela of Saint Omer 83:Bela of Saint Omer 57:Otho of Saint Omer 47:Bela of Saint Omer 691:Saint-Omer family 649: 648: 640:Succeeded by 612:Succeeded by 320:Leonard of Veroli 265:Baron of Vostitsa 163:Guy I de la Roche 155:Bonne de la Roche 133:on behalf of the 106: 105: 93:Bonne de la Roche 703: 637:1258–1294 622:Preceded by 615:Guy de Charpigny 609:1287–1289 586:Preceded by 583: 579: 561: 560: 552: 537: 508: 477: 474: 468: 465: 459: 456: 450: 447: 441: 435: 424: 421: 412: 409: 396: 393: 387: 384: 378: 375: 369: 366: 353: 350: 269:Guy de Charpigny 229:Robert of Artois 190:Prince of Achaea 157:, sister of the 19: 711: 710: 706: 705: 704: 702: 701: 700: 686:Medieval Thebes 651: 650: 645: 636: 627: 617: 608: 591: 576: 555: 545: 540: 534: 511: 488: 485: 480: 475: 471: 466: 462: 457: 453: 448: 444: 436: 427: 422: 415: 410: 399: 394: 390: 385: 381: 376: 372: 367: 356: 351: 347: 343: 212:with others in 186:Frankish Greece 147: 117:Frankish Greece 71: 70:Mary of Antioch 17: 12: 11: 5: 709: 707: 699: 698: 693: 688: 683: 678: 673: 668: 663: 653: 652: 647: 646: 641: 638: 628: 623: 619: 618: 613: 610: 592: 587: 581: 580: 574: 553: 538: 532: 509: 484: 481: 479: 478: 469: 460: 451: 442: 437:Perra (2011), 425: 413: 397: 388: 379: 370: 354: 344: 342: 339: 298:, the ancient 282:, daughter of 249:and built the 146: 143: 104: 103: 102:Roman Catholic 100: 96: 95: 90: 86: 85: 80: 76: 75: 68: 64: 63: 60: 59: 54: 50: 49: 44: 40: 39: 36: 32: 31: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 708: 697: 694: 692: 689: 687: 684: 682: 679: 677: 674: 672: 669: 667: 664: 662: 659: 658: 656: 644: 635: 634: 626: 620: 616: 607: 606: 602: 601: 597: 590: 584: 577: 575:3-7001-3003-1 571: 567: 566: 554: 550: 546: 539: 535: 533:0-299-06670-3 529: 525: 524: 519: 515: 510: 506: 502: 498: 494: 493: 487: 486: 482: 473: 470: 464: 461: 455: 452: 446: 443: 440: 434: 432: 430: 426: 420: 418: 414: 408: 406: 404: 402: 398: 392: 389: 383: 380: 374: 371: 365: 363: 361: 359: 355: 349: 346: 340: 338: 336: 331: 330:) and Italy. 329: 325: 321: 317: 313: 309: 305: 301: 297: 293: 289: 286:and widow of 285: 281: 277: 272: 270: 266: 262: 261: 256: 252: 248: 244: 240: 236: 235: 230: 221: 217: 215: 211: 207: 203: 199: 195: 191: 187: 183: 179: 175: 170: 168: 164: 160: 156: 152: 144: 142: 140: 136: 132: 128: 127: 122: 118: 114: 110: 101: 97: 94: 91: 87: 84: 81: 77: 74: 69: 65: 61: 58: 55: 51: 48: 45: 41: 37: 33: 30: 25: 20: 630: 598: 594: 563: 548: 522: 496: 491: 472: 463: 454: 445: 391: 382: 373: 348: 332: 303: 273: 258: 232: 226: 171: 148: 124: 108: 107: 666:1294 deaths 439:Νικόλαος Β΄ 196:. In 1273, 43:Predecessor 655:Categories 341:References 316:Chlemoutsi 505:869621129 368:PLP 24699 308:Holy Land 300:acropolis 202:Bulgarian 53:Successor 38:1258–1294 328:Messenia 312:Kalamata 247:Messenia 135:Angevins 99:Religion 603:in the 596:Angevin 483:Sources 206:Serbian 129:of the 633:Thebes 600:bailli 572:  530:  503:  296:Cadmea 243:Guy II 234:bailli 214:Sicily 167:Thebes 139:Naples 126:bailli 113:Thebes 89:Mother 79:Father 67:Spouse 29:Thebes 516:. In 495:[ 255:Modon 210:Morea 35:Reign 570:ISBN 528:ISBN 501:OCLC 335:Otho 326:and 324:Elis 314:and 280:Anna 204:and 178:John 176:and 174:Otho 153:and 145:Life 562:". 271:. 137:of 115:in 657:: 547:. 428:^ 416:^ 400:^ 357:^ 337:. 267:, 192:, 169:. 161:, 578:. 536:. 507:.

Index

Thebes
Bela of Saint Omer
Otho of Saint Omer
Anna Komnene Doukaina
Bela of Saint Omer
Bonne de la Roche
Thebes
Frankish Greece
Old Navarino castle
bailli
Principality of Achaea
Angevins
Naples
Bela of Saint Omer
Bonne de la Roche
Lord of Athens and Thebes
Guy I de la Roche
Thebes
Otho
John
War of the Euboeote Succession
Frankish Greece
Prince of Achaea
William II of Villehardouin
Charles I of Naples
Bulgarian
Serbian
Morea
Sicily

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