User:Ichthyovenator/List of Despots of the Morea

The Despot of the Morea, also referred to by historians as the Despot of the Peloponnese and by some contemporaries as the Despot of the Romans, was the ruler of the Despotate of the Morea, a semi-autonomous province and appanage of the late Byzantine Empire.

Later pretenders

 * Fernando Palaiologos (claimed 1502–?), possibly a (illegitimate?) son of Andreas, claimed the title after Andreas' death. Unclear fate.
 * Constantine Arianiti (claimed 1502/1507–1530), Albanian exile, genealogically unconnected to the despots. Claimed the title after the death of Andreas, possibly due to his Komnenoi ancestry or his marriage into the Palaeologus-Montferrat family, relatives of the imperial Palaiologos dynasty.
 * John George Heracleus Basilicos (claimed late 16th century – early 17th century), Greek mercenary in Italy, forged connections to the Angelo Flavio Comneno family, and through them to the Angelos dynasty of Byzantine emperors.
 * Gian Antonio Lazier (claimed c. 1720–1738), Italian forger and pretender who claimed connections to the Laskaris and Palaiologos dynasties.
 * Radu Cantacuzino (claimed c. 1730–1761), Romanian descendant of the Kantakouzenos family, forged connections to emperor John VI Kantakouzenos.
 * Alexandre Crivez (claimed ?–1976), Frenchman, brother of the pretender Paul Crivez who forged connections to the Palaiologos dynasty, claimed in the version "Prince of the Morea".
 * Peter Mills (claimed ?–1988), English forger and pretender who claimed connections to the Palaiologos dynasty, claimed the title in the version "Despot of the Romans" and "Duke of Morea".