Leonardo IV Tocco | |
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Lord of Refrancore | |
Despot of Epirus Count Palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos (titular) | |
Reign | 1518–1564 |
Predecessor | Carlo III Tocco |
Successor | Francesco Tocco |
Born | c. 1510 |
Died | 1564 (aged c. 54) |
Spouse | Maddalena (Graziosa) Colli |
Issue | Carlo Tocco Francesco Tocco Giovanni Tocco Costantino Tocco Stratonica Tocco |
Dynasty | Tocco |
Father | Carlo III Tocco |
Mother | Andronica Arianiti |
Leonardo IV Tocco (full name Giovanni Leonardo Tocco,[1] c. 1510–1564) was the titular Despot of Epirus and Count Palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos from the death of his father Carlo III Tocco in 1518 to his own death in 1564. His mother was Andronica Arianiti, daughter of Constantine Arianiti, also a claimant to various lands in Greece. From his maternal grandfather, Leonardo was granted the fortress of Refrancore, which he held under the title signore (lord).