Guy II of the Rock

Guy II of the Rock (1280; October 5th 1308) was duke of Athens of 1287 to its death. He was the last duke of his family. It suucéda with his/her father Guillaume Ier of the Rock at one time when the duchy of Athens became more powerful, more important and more rich person that the Principauté of Achaïe. Guy II began his reign under the regency of his mother, Helena Ange Comnène. In 1291, it married its second husband, Hughe de Brienne, and he became City council man duchy. Guy reached his majority in 1296. In 1299, the duke Maria with Matilde, girl of Isabelle and Florent de Hainaut. In 1301, Guy II was presented in Thessalie with troops to defend his/her cousin Jean II Comnène against the invasion of the despotic of Epire, Thomas Doukas, and of his/her mother, Anna Cantacuzène. With the assistance of the prince of Thèbes, it pushed back Epirotes and later invaded the Greek territory until Thessalonique. In 1307, Guy II of the Rock was made with baillif d' Achaïe by his new prince, Philippe Ier de Tarente. He discharged this role one year before dying. In spite of the fact that he died young person, he was respected and famous for his chivalrous, typical behavior of the courses franques of the Greece. He was buried with Daphne at the side of his ancestors. He did not leave any heir and the line of Rock finished. Following that, the Parliament of Athens gave the title of duke to Gautier V of Brienne.

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