Leonardo II. Tocco

Leonardo II Tocco (* around 1375 /76 † 1418/19 ) from the Italian family Tocco was up to his death, Mr. ( Signore ) of Zante, an appanage of the county palatine of Cephalonia.

Life

Leonardo II Tocco, was born in 1375 or 1376, the son of Leonardo I Tocco, Count Palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos. He was the youngest of five siblings, his older brother was I. Carlo Tocco. While this was after the death of his father, Count Palatine, the island of Zante was cleaved (Zakynthos) as an appanage of the County Palatine of Leonardo II Tocco.

Later, he supported his brother Carlo in the conquest of the fortress Clarenza.

Leonardo II bore the title "Lord of Zante, governor of Corinth, Lord of Clarenza and Angelokastron ".

He already died 1418/19; after his early death adopted his brother Carlo I, who himself had no legitimate children, Leonardo's children. Leonardo's son Carlo II Tocco later inherited the county palatine of Cephalonia and the Despotate of Epirus.

Progeny

With his ( unnamed mentioned ) Wife Leonardo II Tocco had three children:

  • Carlo II Tocco, Count Palatine of Cephalonia and Despot of Epirus
  • Magdalena Theodora Tocco († November 1429 ), mistress of Clarenza ∞ July 1428 Konstantinos Palaiologos, Despot of Morea, later ( after her death ) when Constantine XI. last emperor of Byzantium
  • Creusa Tocco ∞ Asano Centurione II Zaccaria, ruler of Arcadia
Leonardo I. Tocco Carlo I. Tocco Glarentza Carlo II. Tocco Despotate of the Morea Constantine XI Palaiologos
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