Geoffrey II of Villehardouin
Geoffrey II of Villehardouin was the third prince of Achaea. He battled in the imperial capital three times.
Early years
Geoffrey was born as the eldest son of Geoffrey of Villehardouin, a French knight from Champagne and his wife, Elisabeth of Chappes. His father entered the Fourth Crusade in 1205, later conquered a significant part of the Peloponnese and seized the throne of the Principality of Achaea following the death of its first prince, William I.His marriage occurred during 1217.
His reign
Geoffrey II took the throne by 1230.In July 1237 he gave the Teutonic Knights a hospital in Andravida.
Geoffrey II died in 1246 and was buried in his capital, Andravida, in the church of the monastery of St. Jacob.