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House Of Damalas
The House of Zaccaria-Damalà, or commonly Damalas, ( ''Damalas''; it, Damalà, '' grc-gre, Δαμαλάς'', pl. ') is a Genoese-Byzantine Dynasty, noble House established in the 14th century; originating from the island of Chios during the first Genoa, Genoese occupation. It was created as the result of the marriage between a sister of Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos with Benedetto I Zaccaria, causing this branch of the Zaccaria to grow roots in Byzantium and subsequently the Principality of Achaea through the Barony of Veligosti, Barony of Damalà. There is also an unrelated Byzantine family named Damalis, Damalas/Damalis, which is seen as early as 1230 in the Thracesian Theme of the Byzantine Empire, Eastern Roman Empire. Descendants of this unrelated family were also settled in Chios as well as Kos. The Barony of Damalà The introduction of "Damalà" began in the early 14th century as a title, with Martino Zaccaria, then the third Lordship of Chios, Lord of Chios a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palaiologos
The House of Palaiologos ( Palaiologoi; grc-gre, Παλαιολόγος, pl. , female version Palaiologina; grc-gre, Παλαιολογίνα), also found in English-language literature as Palaeologus or Palaeologue, was a Byzantine Greek family that rose to nobility and produced the last and longest-ruling dynasty in the history of the Byzantine Empire. Their rule as Emperors and Autocrats of the Romans lasted almost two hundred years, from 1259 to the Fall of Constantinople in 1453. The origins of the family are unclear. Their own medieval origin stories ascribed them an ancient and prestigious origin in ancient Roman Italy, descended from some of the Romans that had accompanied Constantine the Great to Constantinople upon its foundation in 330. It is more likely that they originated significantly later in Anatolia since the earliest known member of the family, possibly its founder, Nikephoros Palaiologos, served as a commander there in the second half of the 11th centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
