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1249 CE: William II of Villehardouin founds Mystras.
1259 CE: Battle of Pelagonia: Manfred of Sicily and William II of Villehardouin are defeated by the Empire of Nicaea. William is forced to cede the castles of Mystras, Maina, and Monemvasia.
1262 CE: Mystras is retaken by the Byzantines.
1289 CE: The Byzantines move the provincial capital of the Morea from Monemvasia to Mystras.
1349 CE - 1460 CE: Mystras is the capital of the semi-autonomous Byzantine Despotate of the Morea.
1361 CE: Matthew Kantakouzenos moves to Mystras.
1380 CE - 1383 CE: Matthew Kantakouzenos rules as despot of the Morea.
1383 CE - 1384 CE: Rebellion of Demetrios Kantakouzenos against the Palaiologos Dynasty in the Morea.
1383 CE - 1407 CE: Theodore I Palaiologos reigns as despot of the Morea.
1407 CE - 1443 CE: Rule of Theodore II Palaiologos, despot of the Morea.
1407 CE - 1452 CE: George Gemistos Plethon lives at Mystras.
1408 CE: Visit of Manuel II Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor, to Mystras.
1415 CE: Visit of Byzantine emperor Manuel II Palaiologos to Mystras.
1449 CE: Constantine XI Palaiologos is crowned as the last Byzantine emperor in Mystras.
1460 CE - 1461 CE: The Ottomans conquer the Despotate of the Morea.