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unusual facts about Lordship of Chios


Lordship of Chios

When he died childless in 1314, the island passed to Martino and his brother, Benedetto II.


Bartolomeo Zaccaria

As the eldest son of "King" Martin, born into the Genoese Zaccaria family which rule Chios, Bartolomeo was a fitting match for the highborn Frankish heiress, who co-ruled with her mother, Maria dalle Carceri, and stepfather, Andrea Cornaro.


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