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Carlo I Tocco

d. 1429 · 15th century

Carlo I Tocco was Count palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos from about 1376 and Duke of Leucadia. He took Ioannina in 1411 and Arta in 1416, reuniting the Despotate of Epirus under his rule, and received the title of despot from the Byzantine emperor. After his death the Ottomans took Ioannina in 1430.

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County Palatine of Cephalonia and ZakynthosDespotate of EpirusDespotate of Angelokastron and LepantoDespotate of Arta

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Carlo I Tocco. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/carlo-i-tocco
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