Palamede Gattilusio (c. 1389–1455) was the Lord of Ainos from 1409 to his death, succeeding his great-uncle

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. He was a younger son of

Francesco II of Lesbos Francesco II Gattilusio (born Giacomo Gattilusio or ''Jacopo'' c. 1365 – 26 October 1403/1404) was the second Gattilusio lord of Lesbos, from 1384 to his death. He was the third son of Francesco I Gattilusio and Maria Palaiologina, the sister of ...

. During the early years of his reign over Ainos, the city prospered, as attested by six inscriptions which survived into the 20th century. The churches of the Chrysopege and of St. Nicholas were erected at that time. It was also during his tenure that

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came into the possession of the Gattilusio family, for when Bertrandon de la Broquiere visited Ainos in 1433, he wrote that Samothrace was part of Palamede's lands.

Family

He married a woman named Valentina and had six children: * Giorgio Gattilusio (died 1449), married Helena Notara, daughter of

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.Thierry Ganchou
"Héléna Notara Gateliousaina d'Ainos et le Sankt Peterburg Bibl.Publ.gr. 243"
''Revue des études byzantines'', 56 (1998), pp. 141–168. * Dorino II Gattilusio,Miller, "The Gattilusj", p. 431 married Elisabetta Crispo, daughter of

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* Caterina Gattilusio, married Marino DoriaMiller, "The Gattilusj", p. 421 * Ginevra Gattilusio (died shortly aft. 3 May 1489), married

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(died 1498) * Constanza Gattilusio, married Gian Galeazzo di Campofregoso, brother of Lodovico * A daughter who was married to her cousin Francesco III of Thasos, without issue

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* 1389 births 1455 deaths House of Gattilusio Year of birth unknown Samothrace Lords of Ainos 15th-century Genoese people {{Italy-noble-stub