The Duchy of the Archipelago, also known as 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 Sifnos and Tinos.
Maria Sanudo was lady of the island of Andros in the Duchy of the Archipelago in 1372–1383, and lady of the island of Paros and of one third of Negroponte in 1383–1426 in co-regency with her spouse, Gaspare Sommaripa.
Francesco I Crispo, Patrizio Veneto was the tenth Duke of the Archipelago through his marriage and the will of Venice.
Giacomo I Crispo was the eleventh Duke of the Archipelago, etc., from 1397 to 1418, son of the tenth Duke Francesco I Crispo and wife Fiorenza I Sanudo, Lady of Milos, and brother of John II and William II.
Gaspare Sommaripa was a Lord of Paros by right of his wife.
Giacomo II Crispo 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.
William II Crispo was the fifteenth Duke of the Archipelago, from 1453 to 1463. He was the son of the tenth Duke Francesco I Crispo and wife Fiorenza I Sanudo, Lady of Milos.
Giacomo Crispo, Bastardo di Crispo was a governor of the Duchy of the Archipelago in 1494. He was the illegitimate son of William II Crispo, fourteenth Duke of the Archipelago, by an unknown woman.
Palamede Gattilusio was the Lord of Ainos from 1409 to his death, succeeding his great-uncle Niccolò. He was a younger son of Francesco II of Lesbos.
Nicholas Crispo, Patrizio Veneto, became Lord of Syros in 1420 and Regent of the Duchy of the Archipelago between 1447 and 1450. He was a son of Francesco I Crispo, tenth Duke of the Archipelago, and wife Fiorenza I Sanudo, Lady of Milos, and brother of Dukes Giacomo I, John II and William II.
Angelo I Gozzadini was Lord of Kythnos.
Giacomo IV Crispo was the last Duke of the Archipelago in 1564–1566.
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 II Crispo was the sixteenth Duke of the Archipelago, ruling for less than one year in 1463 when he succeeded his uncle William II Crispo. He was succeeded in 1463 by his son Giacomo III Crispo under the regency of his widow Petronilla Bembo.
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.
John III Crispo was the eighteenth Duke of the Archipelago, ruling from 1480 when he succeeded his brother, Giacomo III Crispo.
Francesca Morosini, was a Duchess consort of Naxos by marriage to John II Crispo. She served as guardian of her son Giacomo II Crispo from 1433 during his minority.
Giacomo Crispo or Jacopo Crispo may refer to:
