Domus Kasos ex Icaria (English Edition)

The Kassotis family (Greek: Κασώτης) meaning "one who hails from the island of Kasos" is a Dodecanesian Phanariot noble house (Ottoman Greeks usually with noble Byzantine heritage who owned large fiefdoms and positions of power in the Ottoman Empire despite their non-muslim status) of Venetian origin which has been involved in business and politics since the early 19th century. Originally the founder of the family Georgios Zizzis was a sailor from the island of Kasos who fought in the Greek...