Gattilusio
Sign in to saveThe House of Gattilusio () was a Genoese noble family that ruled several lordships in the northern Aegean Sea between 1355 and 1462. Their rise began in 1354, when Francesco I Gattilusio assisted Emperor John V Palaiologos in regaining Constantinople from John VI Kantakouzenos. In 1355, Francesco married the emperor's sister Maria and received the island of Lesbos as a reward for his services against Kantakouzenos.
Key facts
- Noble house.name
- Gattilusio
- Noble house.country
- Republic of Genoa
- Noble house.titles
- Lord of Lesbos Lord of Aenus Lord of Thasos Lord of Lemnos Lord of Samothrace Lord of Imbros
- Noble house.founded
- 1355
- Noble house.founder
- Francesco I Gattilusio
- Noble house.final_ruler
- Niccolò Gattilusio
- Noble house.dissolution
- 15th century
- Noble house.cadet_branches
- Gattilusio of AenusGattilusio of Thasos
- Noble house.estates
- Lesbos, Imbros, Samothrace, Lemnos, Thasos, Aenus
- Noble house.parent_house
- Doria family (maternal)
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Article
18 sectionsContents
- History
- Origins
- Establishment
- Relations with Byzantium
- Decline and fall
- Legacy
- Domains and rulers
- Lesbos
- Aenus
- Thasos
- Lemnos
- Samothrace
- Imbros
- Family Tree
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
The House of Gattilusio () was a Genoese noble family that ruled several lordships in the northern Aegean Sea between 1355 and 1462. Their rise began in 1354, when Francesco I Gattilusio assisted Emperor John V Palaiologos in regaining Constantinople from John VI Kantakouzenos. In 1355, Francesco married the emperor's sister Maria and received the island of Lesbos as a reward for his services against Kantakouzenos.
From their base at Mytilene, the Gattilusi extended their authority to Imbros, Samothrace, Thasos, Lemnos, and the Thracian port of Aenus (modern Enez). Controlling these islands gave them a strategic role in safeguarding the sea routes between Constantinople and the Aegean and in defending the northern approaches to the Dardanelles.