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Crusaders, Frankish Greece, Duchy of Athens, Guy II de La Roche, 1287 - 1308
| Guy II de la Roche was the Duke of Athens from 1287, the last duke of his family. He succeeded as a minor on the death of his father, William I, at a time when the duchy of Athens had exceeded the Principality of Achaea in wealth, power, and importance. Guy was originally under the tutorship and regency of his mother, Helena Angelina Komnene, who was forced to make submission to Isabella of Villehardouin. In 1299, Guy was engaged to Matilda, daughter of Isabella and and her husband, Florent of Hainaut. Charles objected, as his permission had not been sought, but Pope Boniface VIII intervened on the young couple's behalf. In 1307, Guy was made bailli of Achaea by its new prince, Philip I of Taranto. He governed well, but for barely a year. He died, 5 October 1308, at the age of twenty-eight, but was respected and renowned for his chivalry and manners. |  |
CR88461. Billon denier, Metcalf Crusades 1a var., pl. 42, 1059 var.; Malloy CCS 93 (does not list varieties); Pylia Hoard -, VF, toned, clashed dies, slight double strike on reverse, bump upper reverse, Thebes mint, weight 0.728g, maximum diameter 19.1mm, die axis 90o, majority, 1294 - 1308; obverse + (trefoil or lis?) GVI DVX (rosette) ATENES• (closed angular letters), cross pattée within inner border; reverse • ThEBAHI (rosette) CIVIS• (closed angular letters), castle tournois, surmounted by cross dividing legend; from the Louis G Estate, apparently unpublished with these marks and stops; very rare variety; SOLD
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