Kallergis family
Greek noble family from Crete / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Kallergis family (Greek: Καλλέργης) is a Cretan Greek aristocratic family which claims descent from Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas,[1][2][3] and were at one stage the most powerful noble family of Crete.
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Kallergis Καλλέργης | |
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Parent family | Phokas family |
Country | Byzantine Empire Republic of Venice Ottoman Empire Russia Greece |
Current region | Crete Ionian Islands Euboea |
Place of origin | Constantinople, Byzantine Empire (now Istanbul, Turkey) |
Founded | 13th century |
Founder | Ioannis Phokas |
Connected families | Vendramin family Crespi family Grimani family |
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