The House of Gattilusio (Ancient Greek: Γατελιοῦζος, romanized: Gatelioũzos) was a Genoese noble family that ruled several lordships in the northern Aegean Sea between 1355 and 1462. Their rise began in 1354, when Francesco I Gattilusio assisted Emperor John V Palaiologos in regaining Constantinople from John VI Kantakouzenos.
The House of Gattilusio (Ancient Greek: Γατελιοῦζος, romanized: Gatelioũzos) was a Genoese noble family that ruled several lordships in the northern Aegean Sea between 1355 and 1462. Their rise began in 1354, when Francesco I Gattilusio assisted Emperor John V Palaiologos in regaining Constantinople from John VI Kantakouzenos.
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