Walter of Rosières (french: Gauthier de Rosières) was a French knight who participated in the Fourth Crusade and became the first lord of the

Barony of Akova The Barony of Akova was a medieval Frankish fiefdom of the Principality of Achaea, located in the mountains of eastern Elis in the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, centred on the fortress of Akova or Mattegrifon (situated near Vyziki in the Tr ...

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Principality of Achaea The Principality of Achaea () or Principality of Morea was one of the three vassal states of the Latin Empire, which replaced the Byzantine Empire after the capture of Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade. It became a vassal of the Kingdom ...

. The '' Chronicle of Morea'' credits Walter with the construction of the fortress of Akova or Mattegrifon. He died childless, ca. 1273.

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* 1270s deaths Barons of the Principality of Achaea Christians of the Fourth Crusade 13th-century French people Medieval Arcadia Year of birth unknown {{France-noble-stub