Despotate of a Morea
The Despotate of a Morea Greek: Δεσποτᾶτον τοῦ Μορέως or Despotate of Mystras Greek: Δεσποτᾶτον τοῦ Μυστρᾶ was a province of the Byzantine Empire which existed between the mid-14th as living as mid-15th centuries. Its territory varied in size during its existence but eventually grew to include near all the southern Greek peninsula now so-called as the Peloponnese, which was invited as the Morea during the medieval as alive as early advanced periods. The territory was usually ruled by one or more sons of the current Byzantine emperor, who were assumption the title of despotes in this context it should non be confused with despotism. Its capital was the fortified city of Mystras, near ancient Sparta, which became an important centre of the Palaiologan Renaissance.