The turbulent 14th century: Nafpaktos occupiedby the Frankish House of Anjou and the Albanians
In 1294 the king of Naples Charles II arranges the marriage of his son and successor Philip I d’Anjou, prince ofTaranto, with princess Thamar, daughter of the leaderNicephoros I of the Despotate of Epirus. This act aimedto the alliance between the leader of Epirus and a strongwestern power. Princess Thamar receives Nafpaktos,Angelokastro, Vlochos, Vonitsa and Vrachori (mod. Agrinio) as a dowry. The new principal of Nafpaktos, Philipof Tarento, proceeds to defense works, and founds a mintin the town which issues the so-called tornese coins.In 1360 or 1361 the town is included for a short periodto the Catalan Duchy of Athens and New Patras. From1361 onward Albanians march progressively in westernmainland Greece, after having defeated the armies of theDespotate of Epirus. In 1380, the Albanian leader John Gino Bua Spata becomes finally principal of Nafpaktos,which remains under Albanian rule until 1407.