Adriana Crispo
Adriana Crispo (d. after 1537), was a noblewoman of the Crispo family, lady of Ios, Therasia (1508-1537) and Antiparos (1528-1537) in the Cyclades. She was one of the last rulers before the conquest of the Ottoman Empire.
Life
[edit]She was the daughter of Marco II and III of Ios and Santhorini and Lucretia Loredani.
She married Alvise/Alessandro Pisani, a Venetian noble, in 1508.
In 1508, she succeeded her father Marco, great-grandson of Francesco I Crispo, as lady of Ios and Therasia.
In 1528 she succeeded her grandmother, Lucrezia Loredano (1446–1528) in Antiparos.
She co-ruled with her husband, Alessandro Pisani of Anaphi and Antiparos, jure uxoris.
The islands were conquered by the Osman Turks in 1537.
References
[edit]- BJ Slot, Archipelagus turbatus p 38
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