The
Chronicle of the Morea is a long 14th-century history text, of which four versions are extant: in
French,
Greek (in verse),
Italian and
Aragonese. More than 9,000 lines long, the
Chronicle narrates events of the
Franks' establishment of
feudalism in mainland
Greece. West European Crusaders settled in the
Peloponnese (called
Morea at the time) following the
Fourth Crusade. The period covered in the
Chronicle was 1204 to 1292 (or later, depending on the version). It gives significant details on the civic organization of the
Principality of Achaia.