Lordship of the city of Theodoro and the Maritime Region Αὐθεντία πόλεως Θεοδωροῦς καὶ παραθαλασσίας | |||||||||||
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Early 14th century–1475 | |||||||||||
Status | Principality | ||||||||||
Capital | Mangup (Doros, Theodoro) | ||||||||||
Common languages | Greek (official), also Crimean Gothic, Kipchak and others | ||||||||||
Religion | Eastern Orthodoxy | ||||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
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• 1475 | Alexander of Theodoro | ||||||||||
Historical era | Late Middle Ages | ||||||||||
• First mention of the principality | Early 14th century | ||||||||||
• Ottoman conquest | 1475 | ||||||||||
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The Principality of Theodoro (Greek: Αὐθεντία πόλεως Θεοδωροῦς καὶ παραθαλασσίας), also known as Gothia (Γοτθία) or the Principality of Theodoro-Mangup,[1] was a Greek principality in the southern part of Crimea, specifically on the foothills of the Crimean Mountains.[2] It represented the last territorial vestige of the Crimean Goths until its conquest by the Ottoman Empire by the Ottoman Gedik Ahmed Pasha in 1475. Its capital was Doros, also sometimes called Theodoro and now known as Mangup. The state was closely allied with the Empire of Trebizond.