Gattilusio family

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The Gattilusio family was a powerful Genoese noble dynasty that controlled several Aegean islands and coastal territories as semi-independent lords under Byzantine and later Ottoman influence in the late Middle Ages.

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Gattilusio family canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Genoese noble family
medieval dynasty
noble family
nobleman
activeInCentury 14th century
15th century
early 16th century
activeInPeriod late Middle Ages
allegiance Byzantine Empire
coatOfArmsFeature Genoese cross
castle motif
continentOfOrigin Europe
countryOfOrigin Republic of Genoa
endOfRuleOnLesbos 1462
ethnicOrigin Genoese
founder Francesco I Gattilusio
gainedPowerThrough Byzantine imperial favor
marriage alliances
naval service
governanceType hereditary lordship
involvedIn Aegean maritime trade
Byzantine–Genoese politics
language Greek
Italian
lostPowerTo Ottoman Empire
mainSeat Mytilene Castle
linked to: Castle of Mytilene
nobleFamily Gattilusio family
notableMember Domenico Gattilusio
Dorino I Gattilusio
Francesco I Gattilusio
linked to: Dorino I Gattilusio

Jacopo Gattilusio
Niccolò Gattilusio
politicalAllegiance Byzantine Empire
Ottoman Empire
Republic of Genoa
politicalStatus semi-independent lords
receivedTitleFrom Byzantine emperor John V Palaiologos
linked to: John V Palaiologos
religion Roman Catholicism
ruledRegion Aegean Sea
coastal Thrace
northeastern Aegean islands
ruledTerritory Ainos
Imbros
linked to: Gökçeada

Lemnos
Lesbos
Mytilene
Samothrace
Thasos
title Lord of Lesbos

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lesbos wasRuledBy Gattilusio family
Caterina Gattilusio memberOf Gattilusio family
Caterina Gattilusio nobleFamily Gattilusio family
Francesco I Gattilusio nobleFamily Gattilusio family
subject linked to: Gattilusio family
Dorino I Gattilusio memberOf Gattilusio family
Castle of Mytilene controlledBy Gattilusio family