Nerio II. Acciaiuoli
Nerio II. Acciaiuoli (*?; † 1451 ) was a Duke of Athens from the Acciaiuoli family . He was the son of Francesco Acciaiuoli and the great-nephew of Duke Nerio I Acciaiuoli .
Nerio came to Athens from Florence in 1413 . His brothers were Antonio , Bishop of Kaphallenia, and Giovanni, Archbishop of Thebes. With the help of the Ottoman Sultan, he succeeded his cousin Antonio I Acciaiuoli as Duke in 1435 and married the Dowager Duchess Maria Melissena. In 1439 he was overthrown by his brother Antonio, whereupon he went into exile in Florence. There he was a participant in the council at which the ecclesiastical union between the Pope and the Byzantine Emperor John VIII Palaiologos was decided.
After his brother's death in 1441 he was able to return to Athens. In 1444 the despot of Morea , Konstantinos Dragases , invaded Boeotia and occupied Thebes and Livadia . This pushed Nerio to recognize the despot's supremacy. But after the Ottomans had triumphed in the Battle of Varna , Nerio successfully asked the Sultan for forgiveness for his forced apostasy. In return, this led to a brief occupation of Athens by the despot. In 1446 Nerio joined the Ottoman march to Morea and took part in the storming of the Hexamilion . He did not get back the Thebes, which had been taken by the Ottomans.
During his reign he received the archaeologist Cyriacus of Ancona in Athens twice .
Nerio was married to Clara Giorgio for the second time and had a son with her, Francesco I. Acciaiuoli . After his death, his widow proclaimed herself the ruling duchess alongside her son. She immediately married her lover, Bartolome Contarini , who had his first wife murdered for it.
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).
- Armando Petrucci: Acciaiuoli, Neri. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 1: Aaron – Albertucci. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1960, pp. 86-87.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Antonio I. Acciaiuoli |
Duke of Athens 1435–1439 |
Antonio II Acciaiuoli |
| Antonio II Acciaiuoli |
Duke of Athens 1441–1451 |
Francesco I. Acciaiuoli with Clara Giorgio & Bartolome Contarini |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nerio II. Acciaiuoli |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rainerio II. Acciaiuoli; Nerio II. Acciaioli |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Duke of Athens |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 14th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1451 |