Count of Kefalonia and Zakynthos

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The Count of Kefalonia and Zakynthos was a medieval noble title governing the Ionian islands of Kefalonia and Zakynthos, held by various feudal lords under Byzantine, Angevin, and later Latin influence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval title
noble title
appliesToTerritory Ionian Islands
Kefalonia
Zakynthos
associatedWith Byzantine–Latin conflicts in the Ionian Sea
Mediterranean maritime trade routes
country Byzantine Empire
Kingdom of Naples
Latin states in Greece
linked to: Latin Greece
follows Byzantine feudal traditions
Latin feudal traditions
governmentType feudal lordship
hasCapital Kefalonia
Zakynthos
hasFunction administration of justice
collection of feudal dues
defense of the Ionian islands
governance of Kefalonia
governance of Zakynthos
hasJurisdictionOver Kefalonia
Zakynthos
surrounding smaller islands
hasLanguage Greek
Italian
Latin
hasPoliticalRole intermediary between central authority and island population
local autonomy under suzerain powers
hasReligion Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
hasStrategicImportance control of sea routes in the Ionian Sea
link between western Greece and Italy
maritime defense against pirates
hasTitleHolder Angevin nobles
Latin feudal lords
various Byzantine nobles
locatedInTime Frankish period in Greece
Middle Ages
late Byzantine period
partOf Angevin domains in the Ionian Sea
Byzantine provincial administration
Ionian Sea region
linked to: Ionian Sea
usedIn Angevin Kingdom of Naples
Byzantine Empire
Latin principalities in Greece

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