
Information
Name: Duchy of the Archipelago (Ottoman Empire)
Type: Polity
Nation: duchy of the archipelago
Start: 1538
End: 1579
Groups:
Frankokratia
Duchy of the Archipelago (Ottoman Empire): All Data
This page is about the data available for this polity, the chronology of the events of the polity is available here.
Was a maritime state created by Venetian interests in the Cyclades archipelago in the Aegean Sea, in the aftermath of the Fourth Crusade, centered on the islands of Naxos and Paros. It was conquered by the Ottomans in 1579 and was later inglobated into the Ottoman state. It had a complex history. Several islands detached and became separate domains.