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Kyparissia

Also known as Arkadia (Messenia)

Kyparissia is a town on the west coast of Messenia in the Peloponnese, Greece, on the site of an ancient town of the same name. In the Middle Ages it was called Arcadia (Arkadia) and was the seat of a Frankish barony of the Principality of Achaea, with a castle above the town. Centurione II Zaccaria, the last Prince of Achaea, died there in 1432.

Kyparissia
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Principality of AchaeaDecline

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Barony of Arcadia

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Kyparissia. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kyparissia
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“Kyparissia.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kyparissia. Accessed .
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