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oval, measures ca. 130 m from southeast to northwest, with a maximum width of ca. 35 m. The area enclosed by the inner circuit is divided into two parts by an east–west cross wall with a central tower and a single gate that provides entrance to the inner keep, at the northern end of the enclosure. This is the best preserved part of the structure, with walls between 1.50–2.50 m thick, still standing to a considerable height. Both circuit walls incorporate many ancient blocks, especially in their lower courses; these large rectangular blocks are easily distinguished from the medieval masonry of the upper walls.
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452:—where, among the flower of the Frankish nobility of Greece, margrave Albert fell as well—Bodonitsa was able to survive by becoming a Venetian protectorate, although now Bodonitsa was also considered a feudatory of Athens, and a tribute was paid to the Catalan vicars-general. Venetian support was unable to prevent the plundering of the marquisate by the
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The visible remains of the castle of
Bodonitsa consist of two concentric fortified enclosures. The broadly oval outer circuit measures ca. 240 m along the longer axis from southeast to northwest; the inner circuit, which occupies the summit of the hill and has the form of a narrower, more elongated
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control after 1204. After two successive bishops had been killed by pirate attacks, in 1209 the bishop moved from the exposed coastal site to
Bodonitsa; by the early 14th century the see had assumed its name in its title
498:, and in 1410 the Ottomans invaded the marquisate and laid siege to Bodonitsa. The siege lasted until 20 June 1414, when the castle was captured and razed. The Venetians demanded its return to the exiled
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continued the new dynasty's rule over
Bodonitsa. The collapse of Catalan rule in 1388 liberated Bodonitsa from its tribute to Athens, but in 1394 a new and more dangerous appeared in the person of the
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established in 1204 to guard the strategic pass of
Thermopylae, that connected northern and southern Greece. Its first ruler,
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in 1402 gained a respite, that proved brief: already in 1408, the marquess
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Muslims, and had 33 households; it was a
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arranged for many of his subjects and their animals to find refuge at
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Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
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died, she even asked Venice to choose a new husband for her:
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in 1470. During the
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Tabula Imperii Byzantini, Band 1: Hellas und Thessalia
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369:reports that the original fief was granted by
58:The ruins of the medieval castle of Mendenitsa
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779:"Forteresses médiévales de la Grèce centrale"
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359:, often identified with that of the city of
432:, thereby connecting the marquisate to the
392:Bodonitsa also became the residence of the
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830:"The Marquisate of Boudonitza (1204–1414)"
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321:, some 6 km southeast of
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293:(Βοδονίτσα), is a village in
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371:Boniface of Montferrat
366:Chronicle of the Morea
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465:Guglielma Pallavicini
340:, as the seat of the
219: • Summer (
141:Administrative region
508:fell to the Ottomans
424:The fifth marquess,
375:King of Thessalonica
252:Vehicle registration
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450:Battle of Halmyros
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281:(Μουντονίτσα) and
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516:. In 1507 (
492:Jacob Zorzi
444:seized the
323:Thermopylae
279:Mountonitsa
275:Middle Ages
240:Postal code
117: /
1040:Categories
985:Mendenitsa
978:Kallidromo
939:Kainourgio
548:References
428:, married
287:Boudonitsa
273:), in the
271:Μενδενίτσα
263:Mendenitsa
188:Population
83:Mendenitsa
37:Μενδενίτσα
34:Mendenitsa
862:162336648
749:0041-4255
741:2791-6472
533:portolans
480:Bayezid I
411:suffragan
357:acropolis
331:Byzantine
303:Karavidia
295:Phthiotis
291:Vodonitsa
283:Bodonitsa
277:known as
202:Time zone
158:Phthiotis
45:Community
18:Bodonitsa
994:Skarfeia
947:Renginio
828:(1908).
762:Bon 1937
729:Belleten
513:Modoniçe
496:Karystos
458:Umur Bey
438:Venetian
379:Thessaly
361:Pharygai
346:Frankish
333:period.
1013:22°37′E
1010:38°45′N
981:Komnina
922:Agnanti
771:Sources
415:Larissa
409:see, a
313:History
130:Country
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299:Greece
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134:Greece
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850:JSTOR
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518:Hijri
307:Molos
289:, or
267:Greek
228:UTC+3
207:UTC+2
182:Molos
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