The island of Corfu, eclipsed in 31…
1386 CE
The island of Corfu, eclipsed in 31 BCE by the foundation of Nicopolis in Epirus by the future Emperor Augustus, had for a long time passed out of notice.
With the rise of the Norman kingdom in Sicily and the Italian naval powers, it had again became a frequent object of attack.
It was held in 1081–1085 by Robert Guiscard and in 1147–1154 by Roger II of Sicily.
During the breakup of Constantinople’s Empire at the turn of the thirteenth century, the island was occupied by Genoese privateers (1197–1207), who in turn were expelled by the Venetians.
It had passed in 1214 to the Greek despots of Epirus, who gave it to Manfred of Sicily as a dowry in 1259.
It passed at his death in 1267 with his other possessions to the house of Anjou.
Under the latter, the island has suffered considerably from the inroads of various adventurers.
The island is one of the first places in Europe in which Romani people ("Gypsies") settle.
A fiefdom, called the Feudum Acinganorum, had been established in about 1360, with mainly Romani serfs.
Corfu on February 13, 1386, becomes once more a Venetian possession and this time Venetian rule will last until the end of the Republic.
This is accomplished voluntary by the people of Corfu.
The Corfiotes on May 10 appoint five ambassadors to submit to the Venetian senate.
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