Pedro I Fadrique
Encyclopedia
Pedro I Fadrique Count of Salona
, was the eldest son of Alfonso Fadrique
, vicar general
of Athens
, and Marulla of Verona.
He was excommunicated along with his father and his brother James on 29 December 1335 by Guglielmo Frangipani, Archbishop of Patras. In 1338, he succeeded his father in Salona, Loidoriki, and Lamia
. It is possible, but not certain, that Pedro also received the island of Aegina
, but he granted that to another younger brother John sometime before 1350.
On his death, his brother James received his other fiefs.
Lordship of Salona
The Lordship of Salona, after 1318 the County of Salona, was a Crusader state established after the Fourth Crusade in Central Greece, around the town of Salona .- History :...
, was the eldest son of Alfonso Fadrique
Alfonso Fadrique
Don Alfonso Fadrique was the eldest and illegitimate son of Frederick II of Sicily. He served as vicar general of the Duchy of Athens from 1317 to 1330....
, vicar general
Vicar general
A vicar general is the principal deputy of the bishop of a diocese for the exercise of administrative authority. As vicar of the bishop, the vicar general exercises the bishop's ordinary executive power over the entire diocese and, thus, is the highest official in a diocese or other particular...
of Athens
Duchy of Athens
The Duchy of Athens was one of the Crusader States set up in Greece after the conquest of the Byzantine Empire during the Fourth Crusade, encompassing the regions of Attica and Boeotia, and surviving until its conquest by the Ottoman Empire in the 15th century....
, and Marulla of Verona.
He was excommunicated along with his father and his brother James on 29 December 1335 by Guglielmo Frangipani, Archbishop of Patras. In 1338, he succeeded his father in Salona, Loidoriki, and Lamia
Lamia (city)
Lamia is a city in central Greece. The city has a continuous history since antiquity, and is today the capital of the regional unit of Phthiotis and of the Central Greece region .-Name:...
. It is possible, but not certain, that Pedro also received the island of Aegina
Aegina
Aegina is one of the Saronic Islands of Greece in the Saronic Gulf, from Athens. Tradition derives the name from Aegina, the mother of Aeacus, who was born in and ruled the island. During ancient times, Aegina was a rival to Athens, the great sea power of the era.-Municipality:The municipality...
, but he granted that to another younger brother John sometime before 1350.
On his death, his brother James received his other fiefs.
Sources
- Setton, Kenneth M. (general editor) A History of the Crusades: Volume III — The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries. Harry W. Hazard, editor. University of Wisconsin Press: Madison, 1975.
- Setton, Kenneth M. Catalan Domination of Athens 1311–1380. Revised edition. Variorum: London, 1975.