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Lordship of Paros

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Paros is an island of the Cyclades group in the central Aegean Sea, which in 1389 became a separate lordship within the Duchy of the Archipelago that lasted until the Duchy's conquest by the Ottoman Empire in 1537.

Its rulers were:

  • Maria Sanudo (died 1426) with her husband Gaspare Sommaripa (died 1402)
  • Crusino I Sommaripa (died 1462), son of Maria Sanudo and Gaspare Sommaripa
  • Nicolò I Sommaripa (died 1505), son of Crusino I
  • Fiorenza Sommaripa (died 1518), daughter of Nicolò I
  • Nicolò Venier (1483-1531), son of Fiorenza
  • Cecilia Venier (died 1543), daughter of Fiorenza

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