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'''Duke of Charsianon''' is a title that has been created twice in the [[Peerages in Mesogeia|Peerage]] of [[Mesogeia]]n nobility. The present title was granted to the Argyros family in 1120 by Emperor Manuel II. The title refers to the fortress of Charsianon and the surrounding district of the same name in Cappadocia located in central Anatolia. The holder of the title is afforded the rank of a | '''Duke of Charsianon''' is a title that has been created twice in the [[Peerages in Mesogeia|Peerage]] of [[Mesogeia]]n nobility. The present title was granted to the Argyros family in 1120 by Emperor Manuel II. The title refers to the fortress of Charsianon and the surrounding district of the same name in Cappadocia located in central Anatolia. The holder of the title is afforded the rank of a Wuzurgan (grandee of the empire), allowing them a hereditary seat in the Senate, by virtue of their descent from the Mesogeian line of the gens Sulpicia. | ||
The family's ancestral seat is Charsianon Castle, but the family reside in the Villa Argyroupoli. | The family's ancestral seat is Charsianon Castle, but the family reside in the Villa Argyroupoli. | ||
The family like the majority of the Greek speaking nobility in Mesogeia, makes uses of the noble particle Tou and Apo in their surname. Their official surname is ''Tou Argyrou apo ta Soulpikia'', which is usually rendered as just Argyros. | |||
Revision as of 02:56, 10 October 2021
Duke of Charsianon is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of Mesogeian nobility. The present title was granted to the Argyros family in 1120 by Emperor Manuel II. The title refers to the fortress of Charsianon and the surrounding district of the same name in Cappadocia located in central Anatolia. The holder of the title is afforded the rank of a Wuzurgan (grandee of the empire), allowing them a hereditary seat in the Senate, by virtue of their descent from the Mesogeian line of the gens Sulpicia.
The family's ancestral seat is Charsianon Castle, but the family reside in the Villa Argyroupoli.
The family like the majority of the Greek speaking nobility in Mesogeia, makes uses of the noble particle Tou and Apo in their surname. Their official surname is Tou Argyrou apo ta Soulpikia, which is usually rendered as just Argyros.
History
The Argyros family was first attested in the 9th century during the reign of Romanos I residing in the theme of Pontus. By the 11th century they already possessed large estates spread across the plains of Cappadocia most notably in the area around the fortress of Charsianon. It is believed that the fortress of Charsianon gave its name to the district of the same name. Family legend claims that the original Argyroi were in possession of several silver mines in the Pontian mountains.