User:Ichthyovenator/List of Despots of the Morea
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The Despot of the Morea, also referred to by historians as the Despot of the Peloponnese[1] and by some contemporaries as the Despot of the Romans,[lower-alpha 1] was the ruler of the Despotate of the Morea, a semi-autonomous province and appanage of the late Byzantine Empire.
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First monarch | Manuel Kantakouzenos |
Last monarch | Thomas and Demetrios Palaiologos |
Formation | 25 October 1349 |
Abolition | 31 May 1460 |
Appointer | Hereditary; imperial appointment |
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