Damalas
Genoese-Byzantine noble House / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The House of Zaccaria-Damalà, or commonly Damalas, (pl. Damalas; Italian: Damalà, Greek: Δαμαλάς, pl. Δαμαλάδες) is a Genoese-Byzantine noble House established in the 14th century;[1] originating from the island of Chios during the first Genoese occupation.[2] It was created as the result of the marriage between a sister of Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos with Benedetto I Zaccaria, causing this branch of the Zaccaria to grow roots in Byzantium and subsequently the Principality of Achaea through the Barony of Damalà.[3][4][5]
Damalas Δαμαλάς | |
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Parent family | Palaiologos family Zaccaria family |
Country | Byzantine Empire Principality of Achaea Ottoman Empire Greece United States |
Current region | United States, Greece |
Founded | 1315 (title) 1498 (surname) |
Founder | Martino Zaccaria (title) Antonio Damalà (surname) |
Current head | Prince Constantine Zaccaria-Damalà (b.1992) |
Titles | King and Despot of Asia Minor (titular) Prince of Achaea Marquis of Bodonista Baron of Damala Baron of Veligosti (titular) Baron of Chalandritsa Baron of Arcadia Baron of Estamira Lord of Lesbos (titular) Lord of Chios Lord of Samos Lord of Kos Lord of Ikaria (titular) Lord of Tenedos (titular) Lord of Oinousses (titular) Lord of Marmara (titular) |
Traditions | Roman Catholicism Eastern Orthodoxy |
There is also an unrelated Byzantine family named Damalas/Damalis, which is seen as early as 1230 in the Thracesian Theme of the Eastern Roman Empire. Descendants of this unrelated family were also settled in Chios as well as Kos.[6]