ae a , ▁which ▁controlled ▁the ▁entire ▁Pel op onn ese ▁pen ins ula . ▁William ▁II ▁of ▁Ville hard ou in , ▁who ▁in ▁ 1 2 4 6 ▁had ▁succeeded ▁his ▁elder ▁brother ▁as ▁prince , ▁was ▁a ▁most ▁ener get ic ▁r uler , ▁who ▁aim ed ▁to ▁expand ▁and ▁cons olid ate ▁his ▁rule ▁over ▁the ▁other ▁Latin ▁states . ▁Guy ▁I ▁de ▁la ▁Ro che , ▁the ▁" Gre at ▁Lord " ▁of ▁Ath ens ▁and ▁The bes , ▁was ▁already ▁his ▁v ass al ▁for ▁the ▁f ief ▁of ▁Arg os ▁and ▁Nau pl ia , ▁which ▁lay ▁in ▁the ▁Pel op onn ese , ▁and ▁William ▁was ▁also ▁su zer ain ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁Lomb ard ▁baron ies ▁( ter z ieri , ▁" third s ") ▁of ▁Neg ro pon te ▁( the ▁medieval ▁name ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁E ub oe a ▁and ▁its ▁capital , ▁modern ▁Ch alk is ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 2 5 5 , ▁William ' s ▁second ▁wife , ▁Car int ana ▁dalle ▁Car cer i , ▁baron ess ▁of ▁the ▁northern ▁third ▁of ▁the ▁island , ▁died , ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁laid ▁claim ▁to ▁her ▁inheritance , ▁even ▁mint ing ▁co ins ▁present ing ▁himself ▁as ▁" Tri arch ▁of ▁Neg ro pon te ". ▁The ▁other ▁two ▁tri arch s , ▁however , ▁G ug li el mo ▁I ▁da ▁Ver ona ▁and ▁N arz otto ▁dalle ▁Car cer i , ▁rejected ▁his ▁claim .