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Marco Sanudo
Marco Sanudo was a Venetian nobleman, nephew of the doge Enrico Dandolo, who took part in the Fourth Crusade. Around 1207 he led a private expedition that conquered Naxos and other islands of the Cyclades, founding the Duchy of the Archipelago. He granted islands such as Andros to his companions as fiefs, and his family ruled the duchy until 1383.
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