Barony of Karytaina

Barony of Karytaina
Barony of the Principality of Achaea
1209–1275/89
Map of the Peloponnese with its principal locations during the late Middle Ages
Capital	Karytaina
Area
• Coordinates	37°29′N 22°3′E / 37.483°N 22.050°E / 37.483; 22.050
• Type	Feudal lordship
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Established	1209
• Return to the princely domain	1275/89

The Barony of Karytaina or of Skorta was a medieval Frankish fiefdom of the Principality of Achaea, located in the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, centred on the town of Karytaina (Greek: Καρύταινα; French: Caraintaine; Italian: Caritena) in the mountainous region known as Skorta.^[1]