County Palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos information
Former country
Not to be confused with State of Palestine.
County Palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos
Παλατινή Κομητεία της Κεφαλονιάς και της Ζακύνθου(Greek) Palatiní Komiteía tis Kefaloniás kai tis Zakýnthou
Vassal state of various countries, de facto autonomous
1185–1479
County Palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos
Capital
Castle of Saint George
Government
• Type
County palatine
Count palatine
• 1185–1195
Margaritus of Brindisi
• 1448–1479
Leonardo III Tocco
Historical era
Middle Ages
• Established
1185
• Divided by the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice
1479
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Byzantine Empire
Venetian rule in the Ionian Islands
Ottoman Empire
Today part of
Greece
The County Palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos existed from 1185 to 1479 as part of the Kingdom of Sicily. The title and the right to rule the Ionian islands of Cephalonia and Zakynthos was originally given to Margaritus of Brindisi for his services to William II, King of Sicily, in 1185.
Following Margaritus, the county passed on to a branch of the Orsini family until 1325, when it passed briefly to Angevins and then, from 1357, to the Tocco family. The Tocco used the county as a springboard for their acquisition of lands in the Greek mainland, and were successful in gaining control over the Despotate of Epirus in 1411. However, facing the advance of the Ottoman Turks they successively lost their mainland territories and were once again reduced to the County Palatine, which they held until 1479, when it was divided between Venice and the Ottomans. Zakynthos was put under the direct rule of Venice.
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