Thomas Pallavicini
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Thomas Pallavicini was the margrave of Bodonitsa
following a disputed succession in 1286. He was the grandson of Rubino, younger brother of Guy
, the first margrave.
In 1286, the marchioness Isabella
, Guy's daughter, died childless and the margraviate was immediately the subject of disputed claims: that of Thomas and that of her widower Antoine le Flamenc
. Bodonitsa was a vassal of the Principality of Achaea
, which was held by the bailiff
William de la Roche, the duke of Athens, at the time. William, though a relative of the Pallavicini
, presiding in his capacity as bailiff over the feudal court of Achaea, did not decide for Thomas as successor of Isabella before Thomas seized the castle of Bodonitsa and thus installed himself undisputedly as master of the march. He ruled it quietly for an unknown period of time, perhaps beyond 1300, and transmitted it to his son Albert
.
Margrave of Bodonitsa
The margraviate or marquisate of Bodonitsa , today Mendenitsa, Phthiotis , was a Frankish state in Greece following the conquests of the Fourth Crusade. It was originally granted as a margravial holding of Guy Pallavicini by Boniface, first king of Thessalonica, in 1204...
following a disputed succession in 1286. He was the grandson of Rubino, younger brother of Guy
Guy Pallavicini
Guy, Guido, or Galdo Pallavicini , called Marchesopoulo by his Greek subjects, was the first margrave of Bodonitsa in Frankish Greece from 1204 to his death in 1237...
, the first margrave.
In 1286, the marchioness Isabella
Isabella Pallavicini
Isabella Pallavicini , sometimes Jezebel, was the marchioness of Bodonitsa from 1278. She succeeded her brother Ubertino and also inherited her elder sister Mabilia's Italian possessions in Parma. The three were the only children of the first margrave Guy...
, Guy's daughter, died childless and the margraviate was immediately the subject of disputed claims: that of Thomas and that of her widower Antoine le Flamenc
Antoine le Flamenc
Anthony was the Frankish baron of Karditsa . He was married to Isabella Pallavicini and co-ruled the March of Bodonitsa with her from 1278 to 1286, when she died...
. Bodonitsa was a vassal of the Principality of Achaea
Principality of Achaea
The Principality of Achaea or of the Morea was one of the three vassal states of the Latin Empire which replaced the Byzantine Empire after the capture of Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade. It became a vassal of the Kingdom of Thessalonica, along with the Duchy of Athens, until Thessalonica...
, which was held by the bailiff
Bailiff
A bailiff is a governor or custodian ; a legal officer to whom some degree of authority, care or jurisdiction is committed...
William de la Roche, the duke of Athens, at the time. William, though a relative of the Pallavicini
Pallavicini
The Pallavicini, Pallavicino, were an Italian noble family descended from Oberto I . The first Pallavicino fief was created by Oberto II, who received them it by Frederick Barbarossa in 1162...
, presiding in his capacity as bailiff over the feudal court of Achaea, did not decide for Thomas as successor of Isabella before Thomas seized the castle of Bodonitsa and thus installed himself undisputedly as master of the march. He ruled it quietly for an unknown period of time, perhaps beyond 1300, and transmitted it to his son Albert
Albert Pallavicini
Albert Pallavicini was the fifth margrave of Bodonitsa from his father's death until his own in 1311. His father was Thomas, a great nephew of the first margrave Guy. Albert married Maria dalle Carceri, a Venetian noblewoman from Euboea. He even obtained a sixth of that island with the official...
.
Sources
- Miller, W. "The Marquisate of Boudonitza (1204-1414)." Journal of Hellenic Studies, Vol. 28, 1908, pp 234-249.