Francesco I Gattilusio

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Francesco I Gattilusio was a 14th-century Genoese nobleman and adventurer who became the first Gattilusio lord of the Aegean island of Lesbos under Byzantine authority.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Genoese nobleman
adventurer
lord of Lesbos
medieval ruler
member of the Gattilusio family
nobleman
ruler
allyOf John V Palaiologos NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath earthquake
centuryOfActivity 14th century
child Jacopo Gattilusio NERFINISHED
citizenship Republic of Genoa NERFINISHED
continent Europe
countryOfDeath Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Republic of Genoa NERFINISHED
deathDate 1384
endTime 1384
endTimeOfPositionLordOfLesbos 1384
ethnicGroup Genoese
familyName Gattilusio NERFINISHED
firstHolderOfTitle Lord of Lesbos NERFINISHED
floruit 14th century
foundedDynasty Gattilusio lords of Lesbos NERFINISHED
givenName Francesco NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Byzantine Aegean NERFINISHED
languageSpoken Greek
Italian
Latin
lordshipGrantedBy Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
John V Palaiologos NERFINISHED
mannerOfDeath accidental death
nobleFamily Gattilusio family NERFINISHED
nobleTitle Lord of Lesbos NERFINISHED
archon of Lesbos
notableEvent coup in Constantinople of 1354
notableFor establishing Gattilusio rule over Lesbos
service to the Byzantine emperor John V Palaiologos
notableWork coup in Constantinople of 1354
officeContested control of Lesbos
operatedIn Aegean Sea NERFINISHED
Eastern Mediterranean NERFINISHED
opponentOf John VI Kantakouzenos NERFINISHED
participantIn Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347 NERFINISHED
placeOfBurial Lesbos NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Lesbos NERFINISHED
Mytilene NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
positionHeld Byzantine vassal lord
Lord of Lesbos NERFINISHED
archon of Lesbos
receivedTitleFrom John V Palaiologos NERFINISHED
regionRuled Lesbos NERFINISHED
Mytilene NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Lesbos NERFINISHED
Mytilene NERFINISHED
startTime 1355
startTimeOfPositionLordOfLesbos 1355
successor Jacopo Gattilusio NERFINISHED
supported John V Palaiologos NERFINISHED
vassalOf Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
John V Palaiologos NERFINISHED

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Gattilusio founder Francesco I Gattilusio
Gattilusio family founder Francesco I Gattilusio