138:, referenced in Sforza's 1499 report, also claimed the title of Despot of the Morea. A letter from Antonio Giustiniani, Venetian ambassador to the Pope, mentions an unnamed 'despot' in command of a cavalry unit in October 1502, though Jonathan Harris believes that this might be a reference to Constantine Arianiti rather than Fernando.
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Andreas Palaiologos died in June 1502, Fernando adopted the title of Despot of the Morea. Fernando's life is obscure and he appears to have made relatively little impact on history. Why is not clear, but it is possible that he was hampered somehow, perhaps explainable if he was illegitimate.
126:, reported that he had sent "Don Fernando, son of the Despot of the Morea, nephew of the lord Constantine , to the Turk with five horses". This appears to have been a diplomatic, or possible espionage, mission. The only claimant to the title of Despot of the Morea at this time was
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There are early 16th century references to a Despot of the Morea commanding a cavalry unit, and fathering a son by the name
Giovanni Martino Leonardo, but it is not clear whether these are references to Fernando, given the existence of a contemporary rival claimant to the title,
130:. Although Andreas is commonly believed not to have left any children, it is thus possible that Fernando was Andreas's son. The historian Jonathan Harris believes that it is possible that Fernando was Andreas's illegitimate son.
173:, a collection of historical texts, in 1731. Identification with Constantine is problematic however, given that contemporary sources otherwise hold that Constantine only had a single son, named
228:, born at some point in the 1510s, but this Giovanni Leonardo cannot be the same person as the Giovanni Martino Leonardo born in 1518, given that Carlo's son was recognized as a citizen of
102:. Though Andreas Palaiologos is generally believed to have been childless, Fernando might have been his son, though possibly illegitimate, and through Andreas possibly a grandnephew of
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