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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.
Naxos is a city and a former municipality on the island of Naxos, in the Cyclades, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Naxos and Lesser Cyclades, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has 14,708 inhabitants, and the community 8,897 inhabitants. The Naxos municipal unit covers an area of 126.957 square kilometres (49.02 sq mi). It is located on the west side of Naxos Island in the Cyclades island group in the Aegean. It was the centre of archaic Cycladic culture. It shares the island of Naxos with the municipal unit of Drymalia.
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.
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.
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.
Dorino II Gattilusio was the Lord of Ainos, Samothrace and Imbros from 1455 to January 1456. He was the second son of Palamede Gattilusio.
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.
Crispo may refer to:
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.
Silvia Ruffini was an Italian noble woman and mistress of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese before he became pope ; she was the mother of his four children.
Domenico Pisani was a Venetian nobleman and briefly the lord of the Aegean island of Santorini in 1479–1480.
Giacomo Crispo or Jacopo Crispo may refer to:
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- Miller, William. The Latins in the Levant: A History of Frankish Greece (1204–1566). London: 1908.
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