Difference between revisions of "Leo Sgouros"
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| − | '''Leo Sgouros''' ([[Greek]]: | + | '''Leo Sgouros''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Λέων Σγουρός). |
| − | + | Sgouros was the Lord of [[Corinth]] ([[1200]]-[[1208]]). He was born before [[1170]] in [[Nafplio]], a son of a wealthy family. His father, [[Theodoros Sgouros]] was the Ruler of [[Nafplio]] ([[1180]]-[[1200]]) and Lord of [[Argos]] ([[1189]]-[[1200]]). Leo took over from his father. According to some, he was a Byzantine General, others describe him as [[Tyran]]. He was probably an independent ruler of Corinth. | |
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| + | Leo Sgouros fought the invading [[Fourth Crusade|crusaders]], and was constantly fighting against Frankish domination until the day he died . | ||
| + | In [[1204]], he offered asylum to [[Alexios III Angelos]] and his family. "In exchange" he married Alexios' daughter Eudokia (her third husband). (Eudokia died ca. [[1211]]). | ||
| + | In [[1208]], Sgouros killed himself by riding off the top of [[Acrocorinth]]. | ||
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| − | + | [[Category:Noble families|Sgouros, Leo]] | |
| − | [[Category:Medieval Greece]] | + | [[Category:Medieval Greece|Sgouros, Leo]] |
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Leo Sgouros (Greek: Λέων Σγουρός).
Sgouros was the Lord of Corinth (1200-1208). He was born before 1170 in Nafplio, a son of a wealthy family. His father, Theodoros Sgouros was the Ruler of Nafplio (1180-1200) and Lord of Argos (1189-1200). Leo took over from his father. According to some, he was a Byzantine General, others describe him as Tyran. He was probably an independent ruler of Corinth.
Leo Sgouros fought the invading crusaders, and was constantly fighting against Frankish domination until the day he died . In 1204, he offered asylum to Alexios III Angelos and his family. "In exchange" he married Alexios' daughter Eudokia (her third husband). (Eudokia died ca. 1211). In 1208, Sgouros killed himself by riding off the top of Acrocorinth.