Frederick I (Athens)

Frederick I of Athens (also Frederick I of Sicily , * around 1340 ; † July 11, 1355 in Messina ) was Margrave of Randazzo and Duke of Athens and Neopatria . He was a son of Duke Johann II and the Cesarina Lancia.

Friedrich never entered his Greek duchy; appointed vicars ruled for him. During this time, Athens, Venice's ally, was involved in a war against Genoa for supremacy in the Aegean . In addition, the country was plagued by constant raids by Turkish corsairs, which further overgrown it. It was also during this period that the Turkish Ottomans took their first land on European soil.

Like his father, Friedrich died of the plague . Since he had no heir, he was followed by the closest relative from the Sicilian royal house, King Friedrich III. himself. Although the Florentine Acciaiuoli family had forcibly taken power in Athens in 1388 , the kings of Sicily stuck to their claims. Since the Kingdom of Sicily was united in personal union with the Kingdom of Aragón in 1412 and this was incorporated into the Kingdom of Spain , the title of Duke of Athens and Neopatria found its way into the Spanish royal statute, in which it is still included today.

literature

• Ferdinand Gregorovius : History of the City of Athens in the Middle Ages. From the time of Justinian to the Turkish conquest. 2 volumes. Cotta, Stuttgart 1889, ( digitized volume 1 , digitized volume 2 ; numerous editions).

predecessor	Office	successor
John II of Sicily	Duke of Athens Duke of Neopatria 1348–1355	Frederick II of Sicily (King Frederick III of Sicily)