Jacques de Baux, Lord of Corfu 1381-1382
Part of : Balkan studies : biannual publication of the Institute for Balkan Studies ; Vol.28, No.2, 1987, pages 223-235
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The island of Corfu, dominated from 1294 on by the Angevin princesof Tarent, passed in 1373 under the direct control of Joan I, queen of Naples.The political crisis in the kingdom of Naples (1380-1381) provided Jacquesde Baux, heir of Philip II of Tarent, with the opportunity to establish hisauthority on the principality of Tarent as well as on Corfu.On the occasion of the publication of the earliest available evidenceabout Jacques’ administration in Corfu, the author deals with that prince’slordship on the island.During Jacques’ short domination on Corfu and while his attitude towardsthe new king of Naples, Charles III, was hostile, Venice showed a vividinterest in the acquisition of the island. As the local aristocracy was in badterms with Jacques’officials, a revolt broke out in Corfu (May 1382) occasioningthe abolition of his authority and the restoration of the dominion of thethrone of Naples over the island.
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Jacques de Baux, 1381-1382
