Lord of Lesbos

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Lord of Lesbos was the feudal ruler of the Aegean island of Lesbos during the late medieval period, held as a hereditary title by the Genoese Gattilusio family under Byzantine and later Ottoman influence.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Lord of Mytilene 1
lords of Lesbos 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf feudal title
hereditary title
noble title
appliesToJurisdiction Lesbos NERFINISHED
appliesToTerritorialEntity Lordship of Lesbos NERFINISHED
associatedWith Byzantine–Genoese relations NERFINISHED
Genoese maritime expansion in the Aegean
Ottoman expansion in the Aegean
capital Mytilene NERFINISHED
coatOfArmsBearer Gattilusio family arms NERFINISHED
country Lesbos NERFINISHED
dissolvedOrAbolished 1462
endTime 1462
ethnicGroupOfTitleHolders Genoese
Italians NERFINISHED
feudalRelation vassal of the Byzantine emperor
vassal of the Ottoman sultan
followedBy Ottoman administration of Lesbos NERFINISHED
foundedBy Francesco I Gattilusio NERFINISHED
governmentForm feudal monarchy
hasHereditaryTitleHolder Gattilusio family NERFINISHED
hasHolder Domenico Gattilusio NERFINISHED
Domenico II Gattilusio NERFINISHED
Dorino I Gattilusio NERFINISHED
Francesco I Gattilusio NERFINISHED
Gattilusio family NERFINISHED
Jacopo Gattilusio NERFINISHED
hasTitleHolderFrom Genoa NERFINISHED
historicalEra Late Middle Ages
inception 1355
languageUsed Greek
Latin NERFINISHED
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Aegean Sea NERFINISHED
Greece NERFINISHED
nobleFamily Gattilusio family NERFINISHED
partOf Byzantine Aegean lordships NERFINISHED
precededBy direct Byzantine imperial administration of Lesbos
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
seatOfGovernment Mytilene NERFINISHED
significantEvent Ottoman conquest of Lesbos in 1462 NERFINISHED
startTime 1355
subclassOf Byzantine-era feudal title
Latin lordship in the Aegean
territoryIncludes island of Lesbos NERFINISHED
underInfluenceOf Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
usedBy Gattilusio family NERFINISHED

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

Gattilusio politicalRole Lord of Lesbos
this entity surface form: lords of Lesbos
Dorino I Gattilusio positionHeld Lord of Lesbos
Dorino I Gattilusio title Lord of Lesbos
this entity surface form: Lord of Mytilene
Gattilusio family title Lord of Lesbos
subject surface form: Francesco I Gattilusio
Gattilusio title Lord of Lesbos
subject surface form: Francesco I Gattilusio