Carlo II Tocco
Carlo II Tocco (died 1448) was the ruler of Epirus from 1429 until his death.
Life
Carlo II was the son of
Constantine XI
Palaiologos in 1428, but died in 1429.
In July 1429 Carlo II succeeded his uncle Carlo I in all his jurisdictions. His succession was opposed, however, by Carlo I's illegitimate sons, led by Memnone. Memnone and his brothers appealed to the
Ottoman Sultan Murad II for help in securing the inheritance of their father, and the sultan duly sent forth a force under Sinan. The Ottoman general entered into negotiations with the anti-Latin faction in Ioannina
and, after guaranteeing the privileges of the nobility, obtained the surrender of the city on October 9, 1430.
Carlo II continued to rule over the remnants of his principality in Epirus from
Karlı İli
", derived from Carlo II.
Family
By his marriage to Ramondina of Ventimiglia, Carlo II Tocco had four children:
- Leonardo III Tocco, who succeeded as ruler of Epirus
- Giovanni Tocco
- Antonio Tocco
- Elvira Tocco
He married a daughter of Maurice Spata sometime after 1415.[1][2]
References
- ^ PLP, 26524. Σπάτας Μουρίκης.
- ^ Nicol 1984, p. 255.
Sources
- ISBN 0-472-08260-4.
- ISBN 0-19-504652-8.
- OCLC 563022439.
- ISBN 978-0-521-13089-9.
- Soulis, George Christos (1984), The Serbs and Byzantium during the reign of Tsar Stephen Dušan (1331–1355) and his successors, ISBN 0-88402-137-8
- Trapp, Erich; Beyer, Hans-Veit; Walther, Rainer; Sturm-Schnabl, Katja; Kislinger, Ewald; Leontiadis, Ioannis; Kaplaneres, Sokrates (1976–1996). ISBN 3-7001-3003-1.
- Zečević, Nada (2014). The Tocco of the Greek Realm: Nobility, Power and Migration in Latin Greece (14th-15th centuries). Belgrade: Makart. ISBN 9788691944100.