Thomas I Preljubović

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Thomas I Preljubović was a 14th-century Serbian noble who ruled Ioannina and much of the Despotate of Epirus, noted for his harsh governance and turbulent relations with both local Greeks and neighboring powers.

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Thomas I Preljubović canonical 1
Thomas Preljubović 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 14th-century Serbian person ⓘ
despot of Epirus ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
ruler ⓘ
associatedWith Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Serbian Empire ⓘ
causeOfDeath assassination ⓘ
conflict struggles with Byzantine and Serbian factions ⓘ
wars with Albanian tribes ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Serbian Empire ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1384 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Serbs ⓘ
father Preljub ⓘ
governanceStyle authoritarian ⓘ
repressive ⓘ
governedFrom Ioannina Castle ⓘ
historicalRegion Balkans ⓘ
languageOfUse Greek ⓘ
Serbian ⓘ
mannerOfDeath murdered by his own guards ⓘ
maritalStatus married ⓘ
nobleFamily Preljubović family ⓘ
notableEvent sieges of Ioannina by Albanian forces ⓘ
notableFor conflicts with local Greek population ⓘ
defense of Ioannina against Albanian clans ⓘ
harsh rule over Ioannina ⓘ
turbulent relations with neighboring powers ⓘ
placeOfDeath Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Ioannina ⓘ
politicalStatus semi-independent ruler under shifting suzerainty ⓘ
positionHeld Despot of Epirus ⓘ
lord of Ioannina ⓘ
ruler of Ioannina ⓘ
region Epirus ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ
reputation tyrannical ruler in local tradition ⓘ
residence Ioannina ⓘ
ruled Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Ioannina ⓘ
parts of Epirus ⓘ
spouse Maria Angelina Doukaina Palaiologina ⓘ
spouseFamily Byzantine imperial family ⓘ
successor Esau de' Buondelmonti ⓘ
timePeriod 14th century ⓘ
title despot ⓘ
lord of Ioannina ⓘ

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Despotate of Epirus → notableRuler → Thomas I Preljubović ⓘ
Despot of Epirus → positionHeldBy → Thomas Preljubović ⓘ
linked to: Thomas I Preljubović