Florence Sanudo
Duchess of the Archipelaco (Naxos), Greece
Florence Sanudo or Fiorenza (died 1371), was Duchess of the Archipelago in 1362–1371, in co-regency with her second spouse.
Life
Florence Sanudo was the daughter and successor of John I, Duke of the Archipelago.
She first married Giovanni dalle Carceri, Lord of Euboea (d. 1358). She succeeded her father in 1362 as a young widow with only one son, and attracted many suitors, for which reason W. Miller labelled her "the Penelope of Frankish Greece". Her marriage was politically very crucial and the subject of much diplomatic activity.
She was given a proposal from the Vignoso, Genoese Lord of Chios. This marriage was vetoed by the Republic of Venice, who regarded it of the utmost importance that she married a Venetian so as to prevent any potential anti-Venetian establishment in the Duchy. Florence was openly warned by Venice not to bestow her hand to any enemy of Venice, when there were so many Venetian consorts available. Her mother assured the Venetians that her daughter had not desire to marry an enemy of Venice.
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