Domenico of Lesbos
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Domenico Gattilusio, Lord of Lesbos (d.1458) was the fifth ruler of an independent Lesbos from 1455 to 1458.
He was a son of Dorino of Lesbos and Orietta Doria. He succeeded his father and reigned in the island for three years.
He married Maria Giustiniani-Longo. They had no known children.
He was deposed by his younger brother Niccolo of Lesbos. His brother had him imprisoned and ordered his execution by strangling.
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Domenico of Lesbos
Born: ? Died: 1458 |
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| Preceded by Dorino |
Lord of Lesbos 1455–1458 |
Succeeded by Niccolo |
[edit] External links
- His listing along with his father and siblings in "Medieval lands" by Charles Cawley. The project "involves extracting and analysing detailed information from primary sources, including contemporary chronicles, cartularies, necrologies and testaments."
- "The Lesbian ancestors of Prince Rainier of Monaco, Dr. Otto von Habsburg, Brooke Shields and the Marquis de Sade" by William Addams Reitwiesner, an extensive article on the Gattilusio and their descedants
