The Duchy of the Archipelago, or also Duchy of Naxos or Duchy of the Aegean, was a maritime state created by Venetian interests in the Cyclades archipelago in the Aegean Sea, in the aftermath of the Fourth Crusade, centered on the islands of Naxos and Paros. It included all the Cyclades. In 1537 it became a tributary of the Ottoman Empire, and was annexed by the Ottomans in 1579; however, Christian rule survived in islands such as Siphnos and Tinos.
Chiara Zorzi or Giorgio, also Clara or Claire, was duchess consort of Athens by marriage to Nerio II Acciaioli, Duke of Athens, and regent of Athens during the minority of her son Francesco I from 1451 until 1454.
Angelo Sanudo was the second Duke of the Archipelago from 1227, when his father, Marco I, died, until his own death.
John I Sanudo was the sixth Duke of the Archipelago from 1341 to his death.
Florence Sanudo or Fiorenza, was the sovereign Duchess of the Archipelago in 1362–1371, in co-regency with her second spouse.
The Frankokratia, also known as Latinokratia and, for the Venetian domains, Venetokratia or Enetokratia, was the period in Greek history after the Fourth Crusade (1204), when a number of primarily French and Italian Crusader states were established on the territory of the dissolved Byzantine Empire.
Crusino I Sommaripa was lord of the islands of Paros and later Andros in the Duchy of the Archipelago.
Nicholas II Sanudo, called Spezzabanda, was the Lord of Gridia and eighth Duke of the Archipelago as the consort of his cousin Florence Sanudo, with whom he reigned until her death.
Giovanni dalle Carceri was a Lord of Euboea.
Giacomo II Crispo (1426–1447) was the thirteenth Duke of the Archipelago, etc., from 1433 to 1447.
Gian Giacomo Crispo (1446–1453) was the fourteenth Duke of the Archipelago, etc., from 1447 to 1453, son of the thirteenth Duke Giacomo II Crispo and Ginevra Gattilusio.
Pietro Zeno, was sovereign lord of Andros and Syros from 1384 until his death in 1427, and a distinguished diplomat in the service of the Republic of Venice.
Giacomo IV Crispo was the last Duke of the Archipelago in 1564-1566.
Paros is an island of the Cyclades group in the central Aegean Sea, which in 1389 became a separate lordship within the Duchy of the Archipelago that lasted until the Duchy's conquest by the Ottoman Empire in 1537.
Giovanni Sommaripa was the lord of Andros island from 1466 until his death in battle against the Ottomans in 1468. He was a son of Domenico Sommaripa. He was succeeded by his brother, Crusino II Sommaripa.
John IV Crispo or Giovanni IV (1500-1564), was the sovereign Duke of the Archipelago, ruling from 1517, when he succeeded Francesco III Crispo. He was succeeded in 1564 by the last Duke, Giacomo IV Crispo.
Francesco III Crispo was the Duke of the Archipelago, ruling from 1500, when he succeeded John III Crispo after an interregnum. He was succeeded in 1517 by John IV Crispo, after an interregnum that began in 1511.
Giacomo III Crispo, was the seventeenth Duke of the Archipelago, ruling from 1463 when he succeeded Francesco II Crispo. He was succeeded in 1480 by Giovanni III Crispo.
Francesca Morosini, was a Duchess consort of Naxos by marriage to John II Crispo. She served as regent of Naxos during the minority of her son Giacomo II Crispo from 1433.
