Barony of Veligosti
The Barony of Veligosti or Veligosti–Damala was a medieval Frankish fiefdom of the Principality of Achaea, originally centred on Veligosti (Greek: Βελίγοστι or Βελιγόστη; French: Véligourt; Spanish: Viligorda; Italian: Villegorde) in southern Arcadia, but also came to include the area of Damala (Greek: Δαμαλᾶ, French: Damalet) in the Argolid when it came under a cadet branch of the de la Roche family in the 1250s. After Veligosti was lost to the Byzantines towards 1300, the name was retained even though the barony was reduced to Damala.
| Barony of Veligosti | |||||||
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| Barony of the Principality of Achaea | |||||||
| 1209–c. 1300/1380s | |||||||
Map of the Peloponnese with its principal locations during the late Middle Ages | |||||||
| Capital | Veligosti, then Damala | ||||||
| • Type | Feudal lordship | ||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||
• Established | 1209 | ||||||
• Disestablished | c. 1300/1380s | ||||||
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