Negroponte

Negroponte ("Black Bridge" in Italian) may refer to:

Chalkis, capital of Euboea, named Negroponte from a corruption of its medieval Greek name Egripos
Euboea, a Greek island of which Chalkis is the capital
Lordship of Negroponte, crusader state established on the island after the Fourth Crusade

Persons

Diana Villiers Negroponte (born 1947), American trade lawyer
Fra Antonio da Negroponte, Italian painter of the early-Renaissance period
John Negroponte (born 1939), diplomat and Deputy Secretary of State; first US Director of National Intelligence
Nicholas Negroponte (born 1943), computer scientist

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