Richard Orsini
Riccardo I. Orsini (also: Ricardo Orsini; German: Richard Orsini ) (* 1230, † 1304 murdered before 7 April in Clarentza ) was from 1264 until his violent death of Count Palatine of Cephalonia and 1284-1291 Count of Gravina.
Life
Riccardo Orsini was born in 1230 as the son of the Count Palatine Maio II Orsini and Anna ( Theodora ) Komnena Dukaina of Epirus. In 1264 he was sent to his father's death new Count Palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos.
At this time, the county palatine was in a feudal relationship with the Principality of Achaia. Riccardo's liege William II of Villehardouin, prince of Achaia, but in 1267, had to submit to after a defeat against the Byzantine Empire of Nicaea in the Treaty of Viterbo Charles of Anjou, King of Naples. This was also indirectly Kefalonia a vassal of the Neapolitan Anjou.
1284-1291 Riccardo Orsini wore the title of " Conte di Gravina " ( Count of Gravina ). In 1286 he became vicar general of Corfu, appointed in 1297 by Princess Isabelle de Villehardouin Bailiff of Achaia.
1304 before 7 April, Riccardo Orsini was murdered in Clarentza of one of his own knights.
His son John (Giovanni ) by his first marriage, since 1295 Lord of Leucas, was when John I. Orsini his successor.
Progeny
- With his first ( unnamed ) woman Riccardo Orsini had six children: John (Giovanni ) I. Orsini († 1317/18 ), Count Palatine of Cephalonia
- Daughter, married Engelbert van Liedekerke, wholesale Constable of Achaia
- Daughter, married John of Tournay, the Baron of Kalavryta Gritsena
- Guglielmo Orsini
- Guillerme Orsini († May 30, 1317 ), heiress to a third of the assets of St. Omer, married his first wife, Johann Chauderon, the Baron of Estamira († 1294 ), second husband Nicolas III. St. Omer, Bailli of Achaia († January 30, 1314 )
- Agnese Orsini ( † after 1316 ), married in first marriage to 1282 with Jean de Clery, in second marriage with Amaury de Saint- Clair, in his third marriage with Geoffroy de Milly, in fourth marriage ( from 1300) with Gaucher de Noyers († 1303).