Michael Apsaras (Greek: Μιχαήλ Ἀψαρᾶς) was a 14th-century Greek noble from Ioannina.

Apsaras came from a noble Byzantine family and one of the most influential families in the city of Ioannina. Apsaras received the title of protovestiarios and became chief minister of the Despot of Epirus, Thomas Preljubović (1366–1384). Both Apsaras and Thomas were negatively portrayed in the Chronicle of Ioannina due to the cruelty they displayed against the local population of Ioannina.[1][2]

Apsaras was exiled from Ioannina after the assassination of Thomas.[3]

References

  1. ^ Ellis, Steven G.; Klusáková, Lud'a (2007). Imagining Frontiers, Contesting Identities. Edizioni Plus. p. 141. ISBN 9788884924667. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  2. ^ Chatzēs, Dēmētrēs; Vere, David (1995). The End of our Small Town. Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies, University of Birmingham. p. 179. ISBN 9780704416093.
  3. ^ Ellis, Steven G.; Hálfdanarson, Guðmundur; Isaacs, Ann Katherine (2006). Citizenship in Historical Perspective. Plus. p. 102. ISBN 9788884924063.
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