House of Crispo

Crispo
Κρίσπο
Noble family
Place of originVerona
Founded1383 (1383)
FounderFrancesco I Crispo
Final rulerGiacomo IV Crispo
Historic seatNaxos, Duchy of the Archipelago
Deposition1564 (1564)
Cadet branchesCrispos of Malta

The House of Crispo was a Lombard noble family originally from Verona which grew to prominence ruling the Duchy of the Archipelago during the latter half of the Cyclades almost 400 years of Venetian rule, usurping the preexisting Sanudo.

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