Frederick I, Duke of Athens and Neopatria

Duke of Athens
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroDuke of Athens
PlacesItaly
wasNoble
Work fieldRoyals
Gender
Male
Birth1340
Death11 July 1355Messina, Italy (aged 15 years)
Family
Father:John, Duke of Randazzo
Siblings:Eleonora d'Aragona
The details

Biography

Frederick I (died 11 July 1355) was the Duke of Athens and Neopatria from 1348 to his death, also the Count of Malta. He succeeded his father John, Duke of Randazzo, in Greece after his father died of the Black Plague, but he too died of the same plague seven years later.

Frederick was an absentee lord throughout his reign, although his regent Blasco II of Alagona, urged him to visit his duchy in 1349. Frederick appointed Ramón Bernardi as his vicar general there, but the latter was opposed by the baronage, who requested his removal from power just before the duke died. Frederick died young and was buried in Sant'Agata in Palermo.

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