Tocco of Epirus

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Tocco of Epirus was a late medieval noble dynasty that ruled parts of Epirus and the Ionian Islands, notably holding the Despotate of Epirus in the 15th century.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Tocco of Epirus canonical 1
Tocco rule in Epirus 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf late medieval dynasty
noble dynasty
alliedWith Kingdom of Naples
Western European powers
coatOfArms arms of the Tocco family
conflictWith Albanian clans in Epirus
Ottoman Empire
country Despotate of Epirus
culturalSphere Byzantine world
Latin Christendom
dynastyFoundedBy Leonardo I Tocco
expandedPowerUnder Carlo I Tocco
familyName Tocco
governanceForm feudal lordship
heldTitle Count palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos
Despot of Epirus
Lord of Leukas
historicalEra late Byzantine period
late Middle Ages
languageUsed Greek
Italian
Latin
lostTerritoryTo Ottoman Empire
mainPowerBase Ionian Islands
notableMember Carlo I Tocco
Carlo II Tocco
Leonardo II Tocco
notableTitleHeld Despot of Epirus
origin Italian nobility
politicalStatus vassal of the Kingdom of Naples
vassal of the Ottoman Empire
precededBy Orsini of Epirus
linked to: Giordano Orsini
regionRuled Epirus
Ionian Islands
religion Roman Catholicism
ruledCities Arta
Ioannina
ruledFrom Arta
Cephalonia
linked to: Kefalonia

Leukas
Zakynthos
ruledIslands Cephalonia
linked to: Kefalonia

Leukas
Zakynthos
succeededBy Ottoman Empire
timePeriod 15th century
usedTitleStyle Comes palatinus
Despotēs

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tocco notableBranch Tocco of Epirus
Despotate of Arta successor Tocco rule in Epirus
linked to: Tocco of Epirus