Frederick de Troys or Trogisio was a councillor of King
Robert of Naples, who served as ''
bailli'' of the
Principality of Achaea from July 1318 until 1321.
His appointment marks the start of a series of foreign governors being appointed over the Principality. His tenure was troubled, both domestically, as Angevin control over the Principality was contested, as well as due to the threat posed by the
Catalan Company, that had recently conquered the neighbouring
Duchy of Athens. Most notably, the same period saw the expansion of the
Byzantine province of
Mystras
Mystras or Mistras ( el, Μυστρᾶς/Μιστρᾶς), also known in the ''Chronicle of the Morea'' as Myzithras (Μυζηθρᾶς), is a fortified town and a former municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. Situated on Mt. Taygetus, nea ...
: the ''bailli'' and his army were heavily defeated at the
Battle of Saint George in September 1320 by the Byzantine sunder
Andronikos Asen, leaving the centrally located province of
Arcadia
Arcadia may refer to:
Places Australia
* Arcadia, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney
* Arcadia, Queensland
* Arcadia, Victoria
Greece
* Arcadia (region), a region in the central Peloponnese
* Arcadia (regional unit), a modern administrative un ...
in Byzantine hands.
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14th-century French people
Baillis of the Principality of Achaea
People of the Kingdom of Naples
14th-century people from the Principality of Achaea