Principality of Obbia existed from 1385 to 1453 as part of the Bloxyzantine Empire and then from 1453 to 1471 as an independent state under the influence of the Kingdom of Roples.
History
Principality of Obbia was founded after Emperor Caham II captured the island of Obbia in the Ro-Ionian Sea in 1382. He was given the title of its prince by the Treaty of Leukas in 1385. His son, Caland III, fortified the capital of the principality in 1397. A few years later, the Kingdom of Roples attempted to seize the island, but failed.
In 1414, Michael Touvlos rebelled and forced the emperor to recognize him as prince of the island. Four years later, however, he was defeated by John Pans-Angelos, a distant cousin of the emperor.
After the death of Caland III, the title of Prince of Obbia was inherited by his younger son, Prince Alfard.
On August 3, 1453, Alfard was killed in the Battle of Ro-Istanbul. As a result, the Bloxyzantine Empire fell, and the capital was captured by the Ottomans. Alfard's family evacuated to Obbia. Michael II the Child, officially became prince under the regency of his mother, Theodora. In 1456, Michael II died from choking on fruit.
In 1462, the title of prince was offered to Prince Caham, son of the last king of the Bloxyzantine Empire, but he declined and proposed candidature of his cousin Sophia, the illegitimate daughter of Alfard. She soon arrived on the island and began her reign.
In 1471, the Principality of Obbia was incorporated into the Kingdom of Roples. Princess Sophia ruled jointly with her husband as governor until her death in 1504.
Princes of Obbia
House of Manners (1385-1414)
- 1385-1392 – Caham II
- 1392-1414 – Caland III (son, forced to abdicate)
House of Touvlos (1414-1418)
- 1414-1418 – Michael I (overthrown)
House of Manners (1418-1471)
- 1418-1434 – Caland III (second reign)
- 1434-1453 – Alfard (son)
- 1453-1456 – Michael II the Child (son)
- 1462-1471 – Sophia of Obbia (half-sister, abdicated)