Chalkokondyles


Chalkokondyles or Chalcocondyles, also seen as Chalkokandeles or Charchandeles, was a Byzantine Greek noble family of Athens which was elected during the Florentine possession of the city. The family can be traced back to the 11th century. The most important members of this family are:
Much has been written about this family, especially about Laonikos, one of the most important historians of his time. See for example K. Kambouroglou's "The Chalcocondylis" and W. Miller's "The last Athenian historian, Laonikos Chalkokondyles".