Francesco II Gattilusio
Francesco II Gattilusio (born Giacomo Gattilusio or ''Jacopo'' c. 1365 – 26 October 1403/1404) was the second Gattilusio lord of Lesbos, from 1384 to his death. He was the third son of Francesco I Gattilusio and Maria Palaiologina, the sister of the Byzantine emperor John V Palaiologos. Life On 6 August 1384, an earthquake struck Lesbos. Amongst the dead were Francesco I Gattiluso and his two eldest sons, Andronico and Domenico. However the third son Jacopo survived: at the time the earthquake struck, he was sleeping by the side of his brothers in a tower of their castle, but the next day he was discovered in a vineyard at the base of the castle. He succeeded in the rule of Lesbos under the name ''Francesco II''. Francesco II was still underage and was placed under the regency of his paternal uncle Niccolò of Ainos. The regency lasted three years when an argument between the two ended it and Niccolò returned to his own demesne.Miller, "The Gattilusj", p. 412 On the recommend ...
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Denaro Of Francesco II Gattilusio
Denaro is the Italian word for money, derived from the Arabic ''dinar'', which in turn derived from the Latin ''denarius''. Denaro may also refer to: * Denaro, Virginia, an unincorporated community in Amelia County * Arthur Denaro (born 1948), general of the British Army * Matteo Messina Denaro (born 1962), a Cosa Nostra, Sicilian Mafia boss * French denier, medieval coin {{Disambiguation ...
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