Walter of Liederkerque was a Flemish knight (from

Liedekerke Liedekerke () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. On January 1, 2006 Liedekerke had a total population of 11,920. It is also situated in the Pajottenland.The total area is 10.08 km² which results in a populat ...

) who, along with his older brother Engilbert, accompanied their uncle

Florent of Hainaut Florent of Hainaut (also ''Floris'' or ''Florence''; Hainaut, also spelled "Hainault") (c. 1255 – 23 January 1297) was Prince of Achaea from 1289 to his death, in right of his wife, Isabella of Villehardouin. He was the son of John I of Avesnes ...

to the

Peloponnese The Peloponnese (), Peloponnesus (; el, Πελοπόννησος, Pelopónnēsos,(), or Morea is a peninsula and geographic regions of Greece, geographic region in southern Greece. It is connected to the central part of the country by the Isthmu ...

in southern Greece, following Florent's proclamation as Prince of Achaea in 1289. There he was named governor of Corinth and its surrounding region. Walter carried on an extravagant lifestyle, which left him short of funds. In a famous incident, recorded in the '' Chronicle of the Morea'', he imprisoned a Greek magnate called Photios in hopes of forcing him to ransom his freedom for 10,000 ''

hyperpyra The ''hyperpyron'' ( ''nómisma hypérpyron'') was a Byzantine coin in use during the late Middle Ages, replacing the ''solidus'' as the Byzantine Empire's gold coinage. History The traditional gold currency of the Byzantine Empire had been the '' ...

''. In the end, Photios secured his liberty by paying 1,000 ''hyperpyra'', but the injustice rankled. A short time after, in 1295, Photios met a Frankish lord,

Guy of Charpigny Guy of Charpigny (died 1295) was the second Baron of Vostitsa (modern Aigio) in the Principality of Achaea in Frankish Greece. He was the son of the first baron, Hugh I of Charpigny, and succeeded him after his death in the mid-13th century.Bon ...

, on his way and, mistaking him for Walter, he killed him.

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