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| ARTICLES RELATED TO Monemvasia | | | |  Monemvasia: Encyclopedia II - Michael VIII Palaeologus - FamilyIn 1253, Michael VIII married Theodora Doukaina Vatatzaina, a grandniece of John III Ducas Vatatzes, Emperor of Nicaea. Orphaned in childhood, she was raised by her great-uncle John III, who was said to have "loved her like a daughter", and who arranged for her marriage to Michael. Their children were:
Manuel (c. 1254 - 1259)
Andronicus II (1259-1332)
Constantine (1261-1306)
Irene Palaeologina, married Tsar Ivan Asen III of Bulgaria
Anna Palaeologina, married Demetrios Angelos
Eudocia Palaeologina, married Emperor John II of Trebizond
Theodora Palaelogina, marrie ...
See also:Michael VIII Palaeologus, Michael VIII Palaeologus - Way to the throne, Michael VIII Palaeologus - Reign, Michael VIII Palaeologus - Family, Michael VIII Palaeologus - Sources Read more here: » Michael VIII Palaeologus: Encyclopedia II - Michael VIII Palaeologus - Family |
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| | | | | Monemvasia: Encyclopedia II - Peloponnese - Geography The Peloponnese covers an area of some 21,549 km² (8,320 square miles). It constitutes the southernmost part of mainland Greece, although technically it is an island since the construction of the Corinth Canal in 1893. It has two land connections with the rest of Greece, a natural one at the Isthmus of Corinth and an artificial one in the shape of the Rio-Antirio bridge (completed 2004).
The peninsula has a mountainous interior and deeply indented coasts, with Mount Taygetus its highest point. It possesses four south-pointing peninsulas, Messenia, the Mani Peninsula, Epidaurus, and the Argolid ...
See also:Peloponnese, Peloponnese - Geography, Peloponnese - History, Peloponnese - Cities, Peloponnese - Archaeological sites, Peloponnese - Political organisation Read more here: » Peloponnese: Encyclopedia II - Peloponnese - Geography |
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| | | | | Monemvasia: Encyclopedia II - Sparta - Modern Sparta Prior to modern times, the site of Sparta was occupied by a relatively small village that lay in the shadow of Mystras, a more important (Byzantine) settlement nearby. In 1834, after the Greek War of Independence, King Otto of Greece decreed that a city was to be built on the site of Sparta and bear its name (pronounced Sparti in Modern Greek). The city was designed with the intention of creating one of the most beautiful cities in Greece through the use of tree-lined boulevards and parklands. At present, Sparta is the administrati ...
See also:Sparta, Sparta - Nearest places, Sparta - History, Sparta - Constitution, Sparta - Military service and training, Sparta - Archaeology, Sparta - The Spartan world, Sparta - Modern Sparta Read more here: » Sparta: Encyclopedia II - Sparta - Modern Sparta |
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