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Francesco II Acciaioli

1430 - 1460

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Francesco II Acciaioli (died 1460), called Franco, was the last Duke of Athens. He was the son of Duke Antonio II Acciaioli and Maria Zorzi but had only ruled for two years (1455–1456) when the Turkish army under Turahanoğlu Ömer Bey arrived in Athens. The duke and his citizens hid themselves in the Acropolis and held out against the Turks until June 1458, when they were forced to surrender. Mehmed II entered Athens in August 1458, and allowed Franco to retain lordship of Thebes as his vassal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francesco II Acciaioli is the 13,419th most popular politician (down from 12,349th in 2019). (down from 3,103rd in 2019)

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Among politicians, Francesco II Acciaioli ranks 13,419 out of 19,576Before him are Publius Sulpicius Rufus, Marduk-nadin-ahhe, John VI, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, Elisabeth, Countess of Vermandois, George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon, and Alfonso López Pumarejo. After him are Isaías Medina Angarita, Kim Yong-chun, Joe Slovo, Robert Zoellick, Oleksiy Danilov, and King Zhending of Zhou.

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Among people born in 1430, Francesco II Acciaioli ranks 19Before him are Justus van Gent, Oliviero Carafa, Uhwudong, Desiderio da Settignano, Fernando II, Duke of Braganza, and Nicolas Froment. After him is Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter. Among people deceased in 1460, Francesco II Acciaioli ranks 14Before him are Guarino da Verona, Ma Huan, Michael Szilágyi, Petr Chelčický, Niccolò Antonio Colantonio, and Gonçalo Velho Cabral. After him are Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury, Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham, and Edmund, Earl of Rutland.

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