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Castle Kanabos - Kannabeïko (1550 - 1890)

Castle Kanabos, situated to Ano Hora, built in 1550 
(Today, it's partially a hotel)





Dungeon

A floor is missing since 1869 (? cf books). Indeed, the castle was partially destroyed during the war between clan Kanabos and clan Stiroboulos (? cf books). The Kanabos destroyed totally the castle of their enemies.




Part of castle

This building, near the dungeon, was the “Kanavos University” in 18th century. 



  


Wall of the castle








Views





Kanabos-Kanabus family on the top of the castle :) 



Church of Ano Hora

The church was built with stones of the castle after its partial destruction.




Old picture



The last Kanabos owners of the castle

Ioannes Nikolaos Kanabos sold the castle in 1950’ to finance his political campaigns as minister and governor of Macedonia.




The mayor of Ano Hora

He welcomed us friendly and showed us several books on the history of our family, preserved to Ano Hora. If Kanabos wants to return to Ano Hora to buy or build a house, he will be free of tax, word of the mayor :)
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A short summary of origin



 Article by: Benoît Kanabus

I try to summarize the scattering of our clan, according to the history I know. Please add or emend information according your own family archives and knowledge:

- From 10th (990) to 15th century (1453), the well-known Kanabos noble lineage lived in Constantinople, arround Blachernae area (northwestern section of the city) where is still the church St Demetrios Kanabos (also called St Demetrius Kanabus in Latin, Kanabu's in Turkish, even "Canabée" in French...).

- In 1204-1205, after the Sack of Constantinople by the Latin Crusaders and above all the assassination of Nikolaos Kanabos (or in Latin Nicolaus Kanabus), few Kanabos went to Greece and ended up at Nafpaktia and Mistra.
[- Nikolaos was, we know well it, Sebastos (to render the Roman Imperial title of Augustus), then elected Emperor of Byzantine Empire in 1204. (It's the last known act of the Roman Senate founded in 753 BC...). Nikolaos would be a relative of Angelos Imperial dynasty, founded by Konstantinos Angelos from Philadelphia (1096)…]
- In 1453, after the Fall of Constantinople and Ottoman occupation, Kanabos family leaved definitively Constantinople to go to Greece.

- But… the last Kanabos living in Constantinople was the Prôtégoros (Lord Mayor) Laskaris Kanabos (1454), a relative of Laskaris and Kantakouzénos Imperial dynasties. His wife was also relative of Constantin XI from Palaiologos dynasty, the last Emperor of Byzance.

- In 1683, after the Battle of Vienna, lost by Ottomans, won by the Polish King John III Sobieski, the Greek private I. Kanabos was prisoner of war in Wilanow (Warsaw). He had descendants, the Kanabus (Latin form of our surname because Polish administration) living actually in Poland. Family estate near Wilanow call “Kanabusowka” - exactly the same name than estate “Kannabeiko” in Ano Hora/Nafpaktia (Greece).

- In 18the century, some Kanabos fleed Ottoman persecutions to Italy where one district of the Reggio Calabria city is called in Calabrian Greek “Kannavo” (phonetically transliterated) or "Cannavo" in Italian. (Warning: I personally don’t know this part of family history and I am curious to get more information).

- In 20th century, some Kanabos (phonetically transliterated Canavos) immigrated to USA from Greece (1930), to Belgium from Poland (1945), to France from Italy (19??)…

- So, Church St Demetrios Kanabos (Constantinople), estate Kannabeiko (Greece), estate Kanabusowka (Poland), district Kannavo (Italy), yes, we will be proud: our clan across the universe.
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