Английская Википедия:Francesco Tocco

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Шаблон:DistinguishШаблон:Infobox royalty Francesco Tocco (died 16 August 1596) was the titular Despot of Epirus and Count Palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos from the death of his father Leonardo IV Tocco in 1564 to his own death in 1596. He served as infantry captain in the army of the Republic of Venice.

Biography

Francesco Tocco was the second son of Leonardo IV Tocco and the Italian noblewoman Maddalena (Graziosa) Colli. His older brother Carlo predeceased Leonardo IV, which made Francesco the oldest surviving son and thus the heir to his father's claims.Шаблон:Sfn

He was a patrician of Venice, and held the castle of Refrancore in Montferrat,Шаблон:Sfn granted to his father by Constantine Arianiti, another pretender to lands in Greece.Шаблон:Sfn As an adult, Francesco worked as a soldier, serving as an infantry captain in the army of the Republic of Venice.Шаблон:Sfn

Francesco died on 16 August 1596.Шаблон:Sfn At an unknown point in time, Francesco married Veronica Malaspina, a daughter of the Veronese nobleman Girolamo Malaspina. Veronica outlived Francesco by more than a decade, still attested as being alive as late as 1611.Шаблон:Sfn Francesco and Veronica had only a single child, the son Leonardo V Tocco, born in 1591, who inherited and continued Francesco's claims.Шаблон:Sfn

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