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despot in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Despot may
refer to:
Despot (court title), a
Byzantine court title Despotism, a form of
government in...
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bestowed to
foreign princes. The
Despot wore
elaborate costumes similar to the Emperor's and had many privileges.
Despots ruled over
parts of the empire...
- self-proclaimed
Albanian despots of Arta. In the 15th century, the
Venetian governors of
Corfu were also
styled as
despots. As the
title of
despot was conferred...
- the Arbëresh community.
Subsequent despots were the sons of the
Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos,
brother of the
despot Theodore:
Theodore II, Constantine...
- both "
Despot of Romania" and "
Despot of Arta"; a 1697
Italian text
titles the
despots of the
Tocco family as
Despoti de Romanìa, & del'Arta ("
Despots of...
- of Hungary, with
several titular despots of Serbia, who were
appointed by
kings of Hungary. The last
titular Despot of
Serbia was
Pavle Bakić, who fell...
- absolutists'
beliefs about royal power were
typically similar to
those of
regular despots, both
recognizing that they were
destined to rule.
Enlightened rulers may...
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Despot Stefan may
refer to:
Stefan Lazarević,
Serbian prince and
despot (1389-1427)
Stefan Branković,
Serbian despot,
proclaimed in 1458
Stefan Berislavić...
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appointed as
Despot of the
Morea by his
oldest brother,
Emperor John VIII Palaiologos, in 1428,
joining his two
brothers and
other despots Theodore and...
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stage name
Despot, is an
American hip hop
artist from Queens, New York City. He was
signed to
rapper El-P's
label Definitive Jux in 2004.
Despot has been...
