Jacob Zorzi
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Jacob Zorzi (also Giacomo Giorgi) was the
Marquess of Bodonitsa[1] from 1388 to 1410. He was the last considered true ruler of the Frankish state of Bodonitsa (now known as Mendenitsa
).
Jacob was the eldest son of
Pharsala and Domokos were abandoned by the Serbs, whose leader was Jacob's brother-in-law. Bodonitsa was spared and was consequently required to pay tribute to the sultan. In 1403, 1408, and 1409, he was party to the treaties between Venice and the Ottoman prince Süleyman Çelebi and in the first of these succeeded in ridding himself of his obligations of payment of tribute. By a treaty of 1405 between Venice and Antonio I Acciaioli
of Athens, he was included to secure his southern border and relieve him of worry there.
He moved many citizens and livestock to
Tenos and Mykonos
, two islands which Venice was auctioning off in 1406. His bid failed.
Süleyman Çelebi died in 1410 and his successor, Musa Çelebi, renewed the war on Bodonitsa almost instantly . In early spring, Bodonitsa was besieged, Jacob resisted the attack. Nevertheless, he was killed by traitors while defending Thermopylae. His sons, including his eldest and successor, Nicholas II, continued to hold the castle until Venice could send relief, but the relief was too late in coming and the citadel fell and Nicholas was captured.
References
- ^ Clark, J. Kent (2004-09-23). Wharton, Thomas, first marquess of Wharton, first marquess of Malmesbury, and first marquess of Catherlough (1648–1715), politician. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press.
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- ISSN 0870-0133.)
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Sources
- JSTOR 624608.
- Setton, Kenneth M. Catalan Domination of Athens 1311–1380. Revised edition. Variorum: London, 1975.