Barony of Passavant

The Barony of Passavant or Passava was a medieval Frankish fiefdom of the Principality of Achaea, located in the mountains between the Mani peninsula and the plain of Laconia, in the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, centred on the fortress of Passavant or Passava (Greek: Πασσαβάς). It was among the twelve original baronies of the Principality of Achaea, but was conquered by the Byzantines in the early 1260s.

Barony of Passavant
Barony of the Principality of Achaea
c. 1220–c. 1263

Map of the Peloponnese with its principal locations during the late Middle Ages
CapitalPassavant Castle
Area
 • Coordinates36°43′N 22°30′E
 • TypeFeudal lordship
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Established
c. 1220
• Byzantine reconquest
c. 1263
Succeeded by
Despotate of the Morea
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