Thomas II d'Autremencourt, commonly misspelled de Stromoncourt, was the second
Lord of Salona (modern
Amfissa
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) in
Central Greece
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from 1215 to 1258 and vassal of the
Principality of Achaea
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. He was the son of
Thomas I d'Autremencourt, the first Lord of Salona. In 1215 he reconquered Salona from the
Despotate of Epirus
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and recovered the fief of his father. In 1258, he became involved in the
War of the Euboeote Succession, siding with
Guy de la Roche and the Frankish lords who opposed the hegemonic ambitions of the Prince of Achaea,
William II of Villehardouin. William however prevailed in the
Battle of Karydi
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in 1258, and a parliament was assembled at
Nikli to judge the defeated lords, and again expressed his loyalty to the prince of Achaea. Thomas died in the same year and was succeeded by his son
William
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.
Marriage and issue
He married a niece of
William II of Villehardouin and had one son and one daughter:
*
William
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. Succeeded his father as Lord of Salona.
* Daughter, whose name and fate are not known.
References
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Ανέκδοτα νομίσματα και μολυβδόβουλλα των κατά τους μέσους αιώνας Δυναστών της Ελλάδος / υπό Παύλου Λάμπρου, Εν Αθήναις : Εκ του Τυπογραφείου αδελφών Πέρρη, 1880(in Greek)
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1258 deaths
Lords of Salona
Year of birth missing