Adriana Crispo

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Adriana Crispo (d. after 1537), was a noblewoman of the Crispo family, lady of

Ios, Therasia (1508-1537) and Antiparos (1528-1537) in the Cyclades. She was one of the last rulers before the conquest of the Ottoman Empire
.

Life

She was the daughter of Marco II and III of Ios and Santhorini and Lucretia Loredani.

She married Alvise/Alessandro Pisani, a Venetian noble, in 1508.

In 1508, she succeeded her father Marco, great-grandson of Francesco I Crispo, as lady of Ios and Therasia.

In 1528 she succeeded her grandmother,

Lucrezia Loredano (1446–1528) in Antiparos
.

She co-ruled with her husband, Alessandro Pisani of Anaphi and Antiparos, jure uxoris.

The islands were conquered by the

Osman Turks
in 1537.

References

  • BJ Slot, Archipelagus turbatus p 38