Leonardo V Tocco
Leonardo V Tocco (1591 – 24 January 1641) was the titular Despot of Epirus and Count Palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos from the death of his father Francesco Tocco in 1596 to his own death in 1641. In addition to holding titular claims to lordships in Greece, Leonardo was also the lord of Refrancore in Montferrat, Italy, as well as Apice and Tinchiano, which he purchased in 1639. Upon Leonardo's death, his claims and titles were inherited by his son, Antonio Tocco. Biography. Leonardo V Tocco was the son of Francesco Tocco, the titular Despot of Epirus  and Count Palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos, and the Italian noblewoman Veronica Malaspina. Leonardo was baptized on 2 June 1591 in Alessandria. In addition to inheriting his father's claims to lands in Greece, Leonardo also inherited his status as a patrician of Venice and the lord of Refrancore in Montferrat. On 28 November 1613, Leonardo married Francesca Pignatelli, daughter of the Neapolitan patrician Cesare Pignatelli. They evidently lived together in Naples, given that all of their children, from 1615 to 1631, were born there. The contemporary Neapolitan composer Oddo Savelli Palombara dedicated one of his sonnets, concerning wars between  Italians and the Ottomans, to Leonardo. In 1639, Leonardo expanded his family's holdings in Italy by purchasing the fiefs of Apice and Tinchiano for 43,433 ducats, 1 tarì and 13 grana. He died on 24 January 1641 in Rome. Family. With his wife Francesca, Leonardo V had twelve children: