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Marco Sanudo was the creator and first Duke of the Duchy of the Archipelago, after the Fourth Crusade.
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.
Marco Sanudo or Marco Sanuto may refer to:
Angelo Sanudo was the second Duke of the Archipelago from 1227, when his father, Marco I, died, until his own death.
William I Sanudo was the fourth Duke of the Archipelago from 1303 to his death. He was the son and successor of Marco II.
Nicholas I Sanudo was the fifth Duke of the Archipelago from 1323 to his death. He was the son and successor of William I of the House of Sanudo.
John I Sanudo was the sixth Duke of the Archipelago from 1341 to his death.
Florence Sanudo or Fiorenza, was Duchess of the Archipelago in 1362–1371, in co-regency with her second spouse.
Fiorenza Sanudo was lady of the island of Milos in Frankish Greece.
Nicholas III dalle Carceri, ninth Duke of the Archipelago and Lord of Euboea, was the only son of the first marriage of eighth Duchess Florence Sanudo, whom he succeeded in 1371, to Giovanni dalle Carceri, Lord of Euboea.
Giovanni dalle Carceri was a Lord of Euboea.
Guglielmazzo Sanudo, fl. between 1349 and 1362, was a Lord of Gridia.
Marco Sanudo was a Lord of Gridia.
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.
John II Crispo was the twelfth Duke of the Archipelago, etc., from 1418 to 1433, son of the tenth Duke Francesco I Crispo and wife Fiorenza I Sanudo, Lady of Milos and brother of Giacomo I and William II.
Dragonetto Clavelli was a lord of Nisyros.
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.
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.
The Sanudo were a Venetian noble family. The earliest known member was Marco Sanudo (1043–1096), but the family is sometimes said to descend from the older Candiano. The family went extinct in the 19th century. A branch ruled the Duchy of the Archipelago from 1204 until 1566. Other branches include:
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