Duchy of Durazzo (Republic of Venice)
The Duchy of Durazzo was a short-lived overseas colony of the Republic of Venice, encompassing the port city of Durazzo (modern Durrës in Albania) and its environs. It was established in 1205, following the dissolution of the Byzantine Empire in the aftermath of the Fourth Crusade, and lasted until it was reclaimed by the Byzantine Despotate of Epirus in 1213.
| Duchy of Durazzo | |||||||||
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| Overseas colony of the Republic of Venice | |||||||||
| 1205–1213 | |||||||||
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Map of Epirus c. 1210, with the Venetian Duchy of Durazzo and Corfu (in green) and the Despotate of Epirus (in blue) | |||||||||
| Capital | Durazzo | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Established | 1205 | ||||||||
• Treaty with Epirus | 1210 | ||||||||
• Captured by Epirus | 1213 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Albania | ||||||||
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