Francesco I Crispo,

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(died 1397) was the tenth Duke of the Archipelago through his marriage and the will of Venice. Francesco Crispo was probably born in

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. He was Lord of

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, thus a

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to the Duke of Naxos, as well as his cousin through his marriage to Fiorenza Sanudo, a grand-daughter of the Duke Guglielmo Sanudo. Crispo might also have been a pirate. He was sent by the

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to Naxos in March 1383 for concern that the then Duke Niccolò III dalle Carceri was incompetent. The Republic suffered from predation by the

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in the Aegean.C. Frazee, op. cit., p. 42. On the island, a hunt was suggested. Officially, on the way back Niccolo III, escorted by Crispo's men was attacked by rebels or thieves. He fell off his horse and died. To quench any revolt, Francesco Crispo had to assume power. The Republic of Venice quickly sent its congratulations.C. Frazee, op. cit., p. 63.

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was another problem. It belonged to Maria Sanudo, sister of the late duke. When Francesco gave as a dowry Andros and

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to his own daughter Pétronilla, Maria Sanudo called for justice in Venice.C. Frazee, op. cit., p. 63-64. With his wife he had eight children: * Giacomo I Crispo * Petronilla Crispo (1384–1427), married to Pietro Zeno, together they received Andros and Syros as dowry * Agnese Crispo (1386–1428), married to Dragonetto Clavelli, Lord of Nisyros *

John II Crispo John II Crispo (or ''Giovanni''; d. 1433) was the twelfth Duke of the Archipelago, etc., from 1418 to 1433, son of the tenth Duke Francesco I Crispo Francesco I Crispo, Patrizio Veneto (died 1397) was the tenth Duke of the Archipelago through his ...

* William II Crispo * Nicholas Crispo, Lord of Syros * Marco I Crispo, Lord of Ios * ''Nobil Huomo'' Pietro Crispo,

(1397–1440), married to NN and had issue: ** Giovanni Crispo (died 1475),

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of the

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References

Bibliography

* Frazee, Charles A. (1988). ''The Island Princes of Greece: The Dukes of the Archipelago''. Amsterdam: Adolf M. Hakkert. * Hetherington, Paul (2001). ''The Greek Islands: Guide to the Byzantine and Medieval Buildings and their Art''. London: Quiller. * Slot, B. (1982). ''Archipelagus turbatus: Les Cyclades entre colonisation latine et occupation ottomane. c.1500-1718''. stanbul L'Institut historique-archéologique Néerlandais de Stamboul.

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