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The mother who married for a protector and cost her son his city
An eight-year-old boy inherits a city, but his mother's secret search for a new protector threatens to cost him everything in the volatile world of medieval Epirus.
The mother who married for a protector and cost her son his city
This episode explores the brief reign of Giorgio de' Buondelmonti in Ioannina, a fortified city in Epirus, and the complex political landscape that led to his unexpected dethronement after just twenty days. What forces were at play that could end a boy's rule so swiftly?
Person: Giorgio de' Buondelmonti
Date: February 6, 1411
Location: Ioannina, Epirus
Event: Death…
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