Tocco of Kefalonia
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Tocco of Kefalonia was a prominent late medieval noble family that ruled parts of western Greece, including the County Palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos and later the Despotate of Epirus.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval dynasty
ⓘ
noble family ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | arms of the Tocco family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| dynasticConnections | Kingdom of Naples nobility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Italian ⓘ |
| floruit | late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| governanceType | feudal lordship ⓘ |
| governmentForm | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalEra | post-Fourth Crusade period ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the last Latin dynasties in medieval Greece ⓘ |
| knownFor |
expansion into mainland Epirus
ⓘ
rule over Ionian island lordships ⓘ |
| language |
Greek
ⓘ
Italian ⓘ |
| mainRivals |
Byzantine successor states
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman Turks NERFINISHED ⓘ local Greek magnates ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Carlo I Tocco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carlo II Tocco NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonardo I Tocco NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonardo II Tocco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overthrownBy | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentHouse | House of Tocco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Latin states in Greece ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
Latin lordship in Greece
ⓘ
vassal of the Kingdom of Naples ⓘ |
| powerPeak | early 15th century ⓘ |
| precededBy | Orsini family in parts of Epirus ⓘ |
| region |
Epirus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ionian Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| ruled |
Cephalonia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County Palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos NERFINISHED ⓘ Despotate of Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ Leukas NERFINISHED ⓘ Zakynthos NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of western Greece ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Ottoman rule in Epirus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Venetian rule in the Ionian Islands ⓘ |
| territorialBase |
Cephalonia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leukas NERFINISHED ⓘ Zakynthos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleHeld |
Count Palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Despot of Epirus ⓘ |
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