Lascaris

Lascaris or Laskaris (Greek: Λάσκαρης) is a Greek surname. The first recordings of the name appear in the eleventh century.¹ It is the surname of:

Byzantine royal family dynasty House of Laskaris:
- Theodore I Laskaris (c. 1175–1221) Emperor of Byzantine Empire
- Theodore II Laskaris (c. 1222–1258) Emperor of Byzantine Empire
- John IV Laskaris (1250–c. 1305) Emperor of Byzantine Empire
- Michael Laskaris Byzantine aristocrat and military commander
Janus Lascaris (c. 1445–1535) Greek scholar in the Renaissance
Constantine Lascaris (1434–1501) Greek scholar in the Renaissance
Giovanni Paolo Lascaris (1560–1657) an Italian nobleman and Grand Master of the Knights of Malta
Zoe Laskari (1942–2017) Greek actress
Dimitri Lascaris (1963–) Canadian lawyer, journalist, political activist

Etymology

The origin of the name is likely from the Persian word of "warrior" (Lashkarī).¹

Buildings

Palais Lascaris A seventeenth-century aristocratic building in Nice, France

References

Kazhdan, A. P. (1991). Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium. Oxford University Press. p. 1180. ISBN 0-19-504652-8.

[OUP-dict-1] Kazhdan, A. P. (1991). Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium. Oxford University Press. p. 1180. ISBN 0-19-504652-8.

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