Francesco I Gattilusio

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Francesco I Gattilusio was a 14th-century Genoese nobleman and adventurer who became the first Gattilusio lord of the Aegean island of Lesbos under Byzantine authority.

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Francesco I Gattilusio canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Genoese nobleman
adventurer
lord of Lesbos
medieval ruler
member of the Gattilusio family
nobleman
ruler
allyOf John V Palaiologos
causeOfDeath earthquake
centuryOfActivity 14th century
child Jacopo Gattilusio
citizenship Republic of Genoa
continent Europe
countryOfDeath Byzantine Empire
countryOfOrigin Republic of Genoa
deathDate 1384
endTime 1384
endTimeOfPositionLordOfLesbos 1384
ethnicGroup Genoese
familyName Gattilusio
firstHolderOfTitle Lord of Lesbos
floruit 14th century
foundedDynasty Gattilusio lords of Lesbos
linked to: Gattilusio
givenName Francesco
historicalRegion Byzantine Aegean
linked to: Byzantine Greece
languageSpoken Greek
Italian
Latin
lordshipGrantedBy Byzantine Empire
John V Palaiologos
mannerOfDeath accidental death
nobleFamily Gattilusio family
nobleTitle Lord of Lesbos
archon of Lesbos
notableEvent coup in Constantinople of 1354
notableFor establishing Gattilusio rule over Lesbos
service to the Byzantine emperor John V Palaiologos
notableWork coup in Constantinople of 1354
officeContested control of Lesbos
operatedIn Aegean Sea
Eastern Mediterranean
opponentOf John VI Kantakouzenos
participantIn Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347
placeOfBurial Lesbos
placeOfDeath Lesbos
Mytilene
politicalAlignment Byzantine Empire
positionHeld Byzantine vassal lord
Lord of Lesbos
archon of Lesbos
receivedTitleFrom John V Palaiologos
regionRuled Lesbos
Mytilene
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Lesbos
Mytilene
startTime 1355
startTimeOfPositionLordOfLesbos 1355
successor Jacopo Gattilusio
supported John V Palaiologos
vassalOf Byzantine Empire
John V Palaiologos

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Gattilusio family founder Francesco I Gattilusio
Gattilusio founder Francesco I Gattilusio
Lord of Lesbos foundedBy Francesco I Gattilusio
Lord of Lesbos hasHolder Francesco I Gattilusio