Lordship of Chios
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The Lordship of Chios was founded in 1304, when Benedetto I Zaccaria
conquered the Greek
island of Chios
and received it as a fief from the Byzantine emperor Andronicus II Palaeologus. Chios remained well outside any practical Byzantine authority, however.
In 1329, a rebellion of the locals overthrew the Italian Zaccaria
family and the island became a Byzantine possession again. In 1345, it fell to the Giustiniani
, who held it until 1566, when it finally capitulated to the Ottoman Empire
.
Benedetto I Zaccaria
Benedetto I Zaccaria was an Italian admiral of the Republic of Genoa. He was the Lord of Phocaea and first Lord of Chios , and the founder of Zaccaria fortunes in Byzantine and Latin Greece...
conquered the Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
island of Chios
Chios
Chios is the fifth largest of the Greek islands, situated in the Aegean Sea, seven kilometres off the Asia Minor coast. The island is separated from Turkey by the Chios Strait. The island is noted for its strong merchant shipping community, its unique mastic gum and its medieval villages...
and received it as a fief from the Byzantine emperor Andronicus II Palaeologus. Chios remained well outside any practical Byzantine authority, however.
In 1329, a rebellion of the locals overthrew the Italian Zaccaria
Zaccaria
Zaccaria is a surname, and may refer to:* Anthony Maria Zaccaria* Bartolomeo Zaccaria* Benedetto I Zaccaria* Benedetto II Zaccaria* Centurione II Zaccaria* Francesco Antonio Zaccaria* Martino Zaccaria* Nicola Zaccaria...
family and the island became a Byzantine possession again. In 1345, it fell to the Giustiniani
Giustiniani
Giustiniani is the name of a prominent Italian family which originally belonged to Venice, but also established itself subsequently in Genoa, and at various times had representatives in Naples, Corsica and in the islands of the Archipelago, where they had been the last Genoese rulers of the Aegean...
, who held it until 1566, when it finally capitulated to the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
.
Lords
- 1304 – 1307 Benedetto I ZaccariaBenedetto I ZaccariaBenedetto I Zaccaria was an Italian admiral of the Republic of Genoa. He was the Lord of Phocaea and first Lord of Chios , and the founder of Zaccaria fortunes in Byzantine and Latin Greece...
- 1307 – 1314 Benedetto II Paleologo Zaccaria
- 1314 – 1329 Martino ZaccariaMartino ZaccariaMartino Zaccaria was the lord of Phocea and Chios from 1314 to 1330. He co-reigned with his brother Benedetto III after the death of their father Paleologo....
- 1314 – 1330 Benedetto III ZaccariaBenedetto III ZaccariaBenedetto III Zaccaria was the Lord of Chios and Phocaea, as well as other Aegean islands from 1314.Benedetto III was the son of Benedetto II Zaccaria, and succeeded him in Chios and other lands in the Aegean Sea together with his brother Martino. In 1318 the latter forced him to retire, in...