Gattilusio

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Gattilusio is the surname of a prominent Genoese noble family that ruled several Aegean islands and territories in the late medieval period.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Gattilusio canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Genoese family
Italian noble family
noble family
nobleman
activity feudal lordship
maritime trade
allyOf John V Palaiologos
beganRule 1355
coatOfArms arms of Gattilusio family
countryOfOrigin Republic of Genoa
economicBase Aegean island revenues
maritime commerce
endOfRule 1462
ethnicOrigin Genoese dialect
surface form: Genoese

Genoese
founder Francesco I Gattilusio
historicalContext Latin presence in the Aegean after the Fourth Crusade
intermarriedWith Byzantine emperors
surface form: Byzantine imperial family
language Greek
Italian
Latin
notableFor rule over Aegean islands
seizing Lesbos in 1355
overthrownBy Ottoman Empire
politicalAlignment Latin states in the Aegean
politicalRole lords of Ainos
Lord of Lesbos
surface form: lords of Lesbos

lords of Samothrace
lords of Thasos
regionOfActivity Aegean Sea
Eastern Mediterranean
religion Roman Catholicism
ruled Ainos
Imbros
Lemnos
Lesbos
Mytilene
Samothrace
Thasos
socialStatus feudal aristocracy
sourceOfPower Byzantine grants and confirmations
naval strength
timePeriod Late Middle Ages
surface form: late Middle Ages
title Lord of Lesbos
vassalOf Byzantine Empire
Ottoman Empire

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Caterina Gattilusio familyName Gattilusio
Dorino I Gattilusio nobleFamily Gattilusio