Giacomo II Crispo (or Jacopo) (d. 1447) was the thirteenth
Duke of the Archipelago, etc., from 1433 to 1447.
He was the son of twelfth Duke
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 ...
and ''Nobil Donna''
Francesca Morosini,
Patrizia Veneta. He was a minor when he succeeded to the throne, and during his minority, he was under the guardianship of his mother Francesca, described as a "masterful woman", who continued to influence in the affairs of state during the reign of her son and grandson until the accession of William II to the throne in 1453, while the Duchy was ruled by his uncles
William
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ...
and
Nicholas.
The reign of Giacomo II was reportedly a peaceful and prosperous one, as the Ottomans were occupied in Hungary, and Venice included the Duchy in their protection in their peace treaty with the Ottomans in 1446.
[Miller, William. The Latins in the Levant: A History of Frankish Greece (1204–1566). London: 1908.]
He married in 1444 Ginevra Gattilusio, daughter of
Dorino I of Lesbos, and wife Orietta
Doria
Doria or Dória may refer to:
People Surname
* Doria (family), a prominent Genoese family
** Andrea Doria (1466–1560), Genoese admiral
** Ansaldo Doria, 12th century Genoese statesman and commander
** Brancaleone Doria (died c. 1409?), husband ...
, and had two children:
* Elisabetta Crispo (1445–14??), married in 1454
Dorino II of Ainos, without issue
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Gian Giacomo Crispo Gian Giacomo Crispo (1446–1453) was the fourteenth Duke of the Archipelago, etc., from 1447 to 1453, son of the thirteenth Duke Giacomo II Crispo and Ginevra Gattilusio.
Life
He was born six weeks after the death of his father, succeeded him as ...
References
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1447 deaths
Giacomo 02
Giacomo 02
15th-century Venetian people
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