The History of Greece: From Its Conquest by the Crusaders to Its Conquest by the Turks, and of the Empire of Trebizond: 1204-1461 |
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... secure protection , could think of doing homage to a petty prince of Achaia , who was then , and for many years after , unable to complete the conquest of his own principality . - Buchon , Histoire des Conquêtes et de l'Etablissement ...
... secure protection , could think of doing homage to a petty prince of Achaia , who was then , and for many years after , unable to complete the conquest of his own principality . - Buchon , Histoire des Conquêtes et de l'Etablissement ...
Page 147
... secure the friendship of Michael II . , and induce him to acknowledge the supremacy of the throne of Nicæa , con- ferred on him the title of despot , and promised him Maria , the daughter of his son , the emperor Theodore II . , as ...
... secure the friendship of Michael II . , and induce him to acknowledge the supremacy of the throne of Nicæa , con- ferred on him the title of despot , and promised him Maria , the daughter of his son , the emperor Theodore II . , as ...
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... secure the temporary absence of a powerful opponent at a critical moment . The king of France considered the delinquency of the Grand - sire of Athens to be of so trifling a nature , that it was more than adequately punished by the ...
... secure the temporary absence of a powerful opponent at a critical moment . The king of France considered the delinquency of the Grand - sire of Athens to be of so trifling a nature , that it was more than adequately punished by the ...
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... secure of victory . Reserving the whole glory of the triumph which he contemplated to himself , he drew up his army in order of battle ; and then , placing himself at the head of the nine hundred knights and nobles who attended his ...
... secure of victory . Reserving the whole glory of the triumph which he contemplated to himself , he drew up his army in order of battle ; and then , placing himself at the head of the nine hundred knights and nobles who attended his ...
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... secure a firm footing in the country , and render themselves masters of three - fourths of the pen- insula . The city of Arkadia , on the western coast , attempted to make some resistance , but ended by submit- ting to the victorious ...
... secure a firm footing in the country , and render themselves masters of three - fourths of the pen- insula . The city of Arkadia , on the western coast , attempted to make some resistance , but ended by submit- ting to the victorious ...
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