Kingdom of Candia
Kingdom of Candia ranks 21,040th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ćuška, Pilštanj, and Konawe Regency. Memorable people born in Kingdom of Candia include El Greco. Kingdom of Candia has been the birth place of many painters. Kingdom of Candia is located in Greece.
The Realm or Kingdom of Candia or Duchy of Candia was the official name of Crete during the island's period as an overseas colony of the Republic of Venice, from the initial Venetian conquest in 1205–1212 to its fall to the Ottoman Empire during the Cretan War (1645–1669). The island was at the time and up to the early modern era commonly known as Candia after its capital, Candia or Chandax. In modern Greek historiography, the period is known as the Venetocracy. Read more on Wikipedia
In 1541, Kingdom of Candia was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including El Greco.
People Born in Kingdom of Candia
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Most individuals born in present day Kingdom of Candia were painters (1), while most who died were .
