Editing Butrint (section)

=== Between Angevins, Byzantine Empire and Despotate of Epirus ===
The fortifications were probably strengthened by Byzantine Emperor Michael I.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hansen |first1=Inge Lyse |last2=Hodges |first2=Richard |last3=Leppard |first3=Sarah |title=Butrint 4: The Archaeology and Histories of an Ionian Town |date=2013 |publisher=Oxbow Books |isbn=9781782971023 |page=277 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2X9-AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA277 |language=en}}</ref>

In 1267, [[Charles of Anjou]] took control of both Butrint and Corfu, leading to further restorations of the walls and the Grand Basilica. In 1274, Byzantine forces re-entered Butrint, an act which caused conflict between the Byzantines and the [[Despotate of Epirus]], because [[Nikephoros I Komnenos Doukas|Despot Nikephoros]] considered the site to be his domain.<ref name=Lala3738>Lala, Etleva (2008). ''Regnum Albaniae''. Pages 37-38: Nikephoros I Angelos (1271–1296)... The relations between the despot of Epiros and the king of the Regnum Albaniae varied at different times, but mostly they were cordial because they had a common enemy in Michael VIII. The relationship which developed between them is rather astonishing considering the fact that Charles was a favored vassal of the papacy while Nikephoros was Orthodox, a staunch opponent of the union of the churches and thus an enemy of papal plans in the Byzantine lands... He even used the chance to fight Michael openly, when Byzantine troops entered Butrint (1274), which Despot Nikephoros considered to be his own. Nikephoros was able to retake Butrint from the Byzantines only in 1278, and pressed by Charles, he was forced to make a formal vassal submission to him, yielding to the latter the newly recovered town as well as the port of Sopot. By recognizing Charles’ right to all the towns that Michael II had awarded to Manfred of Hohenstaufen as the dowry of Helen, Nikephoros also surrendered the port of Himara to the Anjous. As a result Charles acquired possession of the Adriatic coast from the Acroceraunian promontory (below the Bay of Vlora) down to Butrinti.</ref> Despite deep religious differences between the Catholic Charles of Anjou and the staunchly Orthodox Nikephoros, the two allied against Byzantine Emperor Michael, and together drove the Byzantines from the area in 1278.<ref name=Lala3738/> Then, pressed by Charles, Nikephoros ultimately ended up recognizing Charles' rights to all the town that Michael II had awarded to [[Manfred, King of Sicily|Manfred of Hohenstaufen]] as part of his wife [[Helena Angelina Doukaina|Helen]]'s dowry, as Charles was his successor, thus ceding to him Butrint as well as the entire Acroceraunian Coast from Vlora to Butrint.<ref name=Lala3738/>