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Sanudo's Isles

nax_sanudos_isles_advance

Marco I Sanudo, a Venetian noble who participated in the Fourth Crusade, seized the Cyclades archipelago in 1207 and founded the Duchy of Naxos, creating a maritime feudal state whose lords ruled from fortified island citadels and drew income from trade, piracy suppression, and the fertile valleys of Naxos, Paros, and Santorini. By blending Italian commercial instincts with Frankish feudal organization, the Sanudo dynasty has maintained a semi-independent duchy that serves as a vital link in the Latin trade network, protecting shipping lanes while extracting tolls and offering safe harbors to Crusader, Genoese, and Venetian vessels alike.

RequiresMerchant GuildsAdvancerequires

Conditions

Potential

Is or was Naxos

Exact conditions

Advance tree

1. Shipbuilding
2. Trade Fairs
3. Merchant Guilds
4. Sanudo's Isles

Modifiers

• Maritime Trade Advantage+0.03

Connections

Requires 2

Advances

• Merchant GuildsTraditionsRequires

Countries

• NaxosPotential

Belongs to 1

• TraditionsAge

Definitionin_game/common/advances/frankokratia.txt:109

age = age_1_traditions

icon = nax_sanudos_isles_advance

▾potential = {

has_or_had_tag = NAX

}

merchant_power_from_maritime = 0.025

requires = more_merchants_age_of_trad

History