John I Sanudo

John I Sanudo (or Giovanni; died 1362) was the sixth Duke of the Archipelago from 1341 to his death.^[1]

He was the brother and successor of Nicholas I and son of William I. His other brother was Marco Sanudo, Lord of Milos.

In 1344, the Ottoman Turks occupied part of Naxos, enslaving 6,000 locals. John was a supporter of Venice in her war against Genoa, but he was captured and taken captive to Genoa in 1354. He was let go in by the terms of the peace treaty of 1355.

By his wife Maria ..., he left an only daughter, Florence, who succeeded him.

Sources

Miller, William. The Latins in the Levant: A History of Frankish Greece (1204–1566). London: 1908.

References

↑ Mihail-Dimitri Sturdza, Dictionnaire Historique et Généalogique des Grandes Familles de Grèce, d'Albanie et de Constantinople, Paris: Sturdza, 1983, p. 549

Ancestry of Sultana Nur-Banu (Cecilia Venier-Baffo)

Preceded by Nicholas I	Duke of the Archipelago 1341–1362	Succeeded by Florence

Dukes of Naxos and of the Archipelago

Sanudo dynasty (1207–1383)	Marco I Angelo Marco II Guglielmo I Niccolò I Giovanni I Fiorenza with Niccolò (II) Spezzabanda Niccolò II (III) dalle Carceri

Crispo dynasty (1383–1566)	Francesco I Giacomo I Giovanni II Giacomo II Gian Giacomo Guglielmo II Francesco II Giacomo III Giovanni III Francesco III Giovanni IV Giacomo IV

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