Angelo Sanudo
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Angelo Sanudo was the second Duke of the Archipelago from 1227, when his father, Marco I, died, until his own death.
family. Miller identified her as a sister of Constantine Laskaris
and Theodore I Laskaris
. He based this theory on his own interpretation of Italian chronicles. The "Dictionnaire historique et Généalogique des grandes familles de Grèce, d'Albanie et de Constantinople" (1983) by Mihail-Dimitri Sturdza rejected the theory, based on the silence of Byzantine primary sources.
, where the Emperor
John of Brienne
was being besieged by John III Doukas Vatatzes
, Emperor of Nicaea, and Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria
. By Angelo's further intervention, a truce was signed between the two empires for two years.
Angelo was succeeded by his son Marco II
.
. They had at least three children:
Family
Angelo was a son of Marco I Sanudo. According to "The Latins in the Levant. A History of Frankish Greece (1204-1566)" (1908) by William Miller, Marco I married ... Laskaraina, a woman of the LaskarisLaskaris
The Laskaris or Lascaris family was a Byzantine Greek noble family whose members formed the ruling dynasty of the Empire of Nicaea from 1204 to 1261 and remained among the senior nobility up to the dissolution of the Byzantine Empire, whereupon many emigrated to Italy and then to Smyrna...
family. Miller identified her as a sister of Constantine Laskaris
Constantine Laskaris
Constantine Laskaris was Byzantine emperor for a few months from 1204 to early 1205.-Early years:Constantine Laskaris was born of a noble but not particularly renowned Byzantine family. Virtually nothing is known of him prior to the events of the Fourth Crusade...
and Theodore I Laskaris
Theodore I Laskaris
Theodoros I Komnenos Laskaris was emperor of Nicaea .-Family:Theodore Laskaris was born to the Laskaris, a noble but not particularly renowned Byzantine family of Constantinople. He was the son of Manuel Laskaris and wife Ioanna Karatzaina . He had four older brothers: Manuel Laskaris Theodoros...
. He based this theory on his own interpretation of Italian chronicles. The "Dictionnaire historique et Généalogique des grandes familles de Grèce, d'Albanie et de Constantinople" (1983) by Mihail-Dimitri Sturdza rejected the theory, based on the silence of Byzantine primary sources.
Reign
In 1235, Angelo sent a naval squadron to the defence of ConstantinopleConstantinople
Constantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...
, where the Emperor
Latin Empire
The Latin Empire or Latin Empire of Constantinople is the name given by historians to the feudal Crusader state founded by the leaders of the Fourth Crusade on lands captured from the Byzantine Empire. It was established after the capture of Constantinople in 1204 and lasted until 1261...
John of Brienne
John of Brienne
John of Brienne was a French nobleman who became King of Jerusalem by marriage, and ruled the Latin Empire of Constantinople as regent.-Life:...
was being besieged by John III Doukas Vatatzes
John III Doukas Vatatzes
John III Doukas Vatatzes, Latinized as Ducas Vatatzes |Nymphaion]]) was emperor of Nicaea 1221–1254.-Life:John Doukas Vatatzes was probably the son of the general Basileios Vatatzes, Duke of Thrace, who died in 1193, and his wife, an unnamed daughter of Isaakios Angelos and cousin of the Emperors...
, Emperor of Nicaea, and Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria
Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria
-Early rule:He was a son of Ivan Asen I of Bulgaria and Elena . Elena, who survived until after 1235, is sometimes alleged to be a daughter of Stefan Nemanja of Serbia, but this relationship is questionable and would have caused various canonical impediments to marriages between various descendants...
. By Angelo's further intervention, a truce was signed between the two empires for two years.
Angelo was succeeded by his son Marco II
Marco II Sanudo
Marco II Sanudo was the third Duke of the Archipelago from 1262 to his death.-Family:Marco was the eldest son and successor of Angelo Sanudo. According to "The Latins in the Levant. A History of Frankish Greece " by William Miller, his mother was "a French dame of high degree", daughter of...
.
Marriage and children
According to Miller, Angelo married "a French dame of high degree", daughter of Macaire de Saint-Ménéhould. In 1262, his wife reportedly welcomed Baldwin II of Courtenay who was attempting to reclaim the throne of the Latin EmpireLatin Empire
The Latin Empire or Latin Empire of Constantinople is the name given by historians to the feudal Crusader state founded by the leaders of the Fourth Crusade on lands captured from the Byzantine Empire. It was established after the capture of Constantinople in 1204 and lasted until 1261...
. They had at least three children:
- Marco II SanudoMarco II SanudoMarco II Sanudo was the third Duke of the Archipelago from 1262 to his death.-Family:Marco was the eldest son and successor of Angelo Sanudo. According to "The Latins in the Levant. A History of Frankish Greece " by William Miller, his mother was "a French dame of high degree", daughter of...
. - Marino Sanudo, Lord of ParosParosParos is an island of Greece in the central Aegean Sea. One of the Cyclades island group, it lies to the west of Naxos, from which it is separated by a channel about wide. It lies approximately south-east of Piraeus. The Municipality of Paros includes numerous uninhabited offshore islets...
and AntiparosAntiparosAntiparos is a small inhabited island in the southern Aegean, at the heart of the Cyclades, which is less than one nautical mile from Paros, the port to which it is connected with a local ferry...
. Married Porzia da VeronaVeronaVerona ; German Bern, Dietrichsbern or Welschbern) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona...
. She was a daughter of William da Verona, Triarch of NegroponteLordship of NegroponteThe Lordship of Negroponte was a crusader state established on the island of Euboea after the partition of the Byzantine Empire following the Fourth Crusade. Partitioned into three baronies run by a few interrelated Lombard families, the island soon fell under the influence of the Republic of...
. "Les Seigneurs Tierciers de Négrepont" (1893) by Louis, Count of Mas Latrie, considered her mother to be William's second wife, Simone of VillehardouinVillehardouinThe name Villehardouin may refer to:* Villehardouin, a former commune of the Aube department, now part of Val-d'Auzon*Geoffrey of Villehardouin, knight, crusader , Marshal of Romania and author of the "Chronicle of The Fourth Crusade and The Conquest of Constantinople"*Geoffrey I of Villehardouin,...
. Simone was reportedly a daughter of William II of VillehardouinWilliam II of VillehardouinWilliam II of Villehardouin, was the last Villehardouin prince of Achaea and ruled the principality at the height of its power and influence.William was the son of Geoffrey I Villehardouin...
. She was either illegitimate or a daughter of his first wife, Agnes de Toucy. The chronicle of Alberic of Trois-FontainesAlberic of Trois-FontainesAlberic of Trois-Fontaines was a medieval Cistercian chronicler who wrote in Latin. He was a monk of Trois-Fontaines Abbey . In 1232 he began his Chronica Albrici Monachi Trium Fontium, which describes world events from the Creation to the year 1241...
reported Agnes to have been a daughter of Narjot de ToucyNarjot de Toucy (died 1241)Narjot de Toucy , lord of Bazarnes, was the son of Narjot II of Toucy and of his wife Agnes de Dampierre.Alongside his father-in-law Theodore Branas and Geoffroy de Merry, Narjot de Toucy formed part of the council that briefly governed Constantinople from 17 December 1219 Narjot de Toucy (died...
and his first wife Branaina. Branaina was a daughter of Theodore BranasTheodore BranasTheodore Branas or Vranas was a general under the Byzantine Empire and afterwards under the Latin Empire of Constantinople. He is called Li Vernas by western chroniclers of the Fourth Crusade, including Geoffroi de Villehardouin....
and Agnes of FranceAgnes of France (Byzantine empress)Agnes of France was a daughter of Louis VII of France by his third wife Adèle of Champagne.She was a younger half-sister of Marie de Champagne, Alix of France, Marguerite of France and Alys, Countess of the Vexin...
. - A daughter. Married Paolo NavigajosoPaolo NavigajosoPaolo Navigajoso was a scion of the noble Venetian Navigajoso family and third Latin ruler of the island of Lemnos in Greece.Paolo was the eldest son and heir of Leonardo Navigajoso...
, Lord of LemnosLemnosLemnos is an island of Greece in the northern part of the Aegean Sea. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within the Lemnos peripheral unit, which is part of the North Aegean Periphery. The principal town of the island and seat of the municipality is Myrina...
. Her husband resisted attempts by the Byzantine EmpireByzantine EmpireThe Byzantine Empire was the Eastern Roman Empire during the periods of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, centred on the capital of Constantinople. Known simply as the Roman Empire or Romania to its inhabitants and neighbours, the Empire was the direct continuation of the Ancient Roman State...
to annex his island. He died in 1277. She took over the defense of the island but abandoned her efforts in 1278.
Sources
- Setton, Kenneth M. (general editor) A History of the Crusades: Volume II — The Later Crusades, 1189 – 1311. Robert Lee Wolff and Harry W. Hazard, editors. University of Wisconsin Press: Milwaukee, 1969.