Pedro de San Superano

Pedro de San Superano (also spelled San Superán, in French Pierre de Saint-Superan; died 1402) was one of the captains of the Navarrese Company in the Morea from 1379 until he was made Prince of Achaea in 1396, a post he held to his death.

Pedro de San Superano appears with a significant number of names in the bibliography. Below, his name is shown as used by himself, as well as by contemporaries in letters of the period. Furthermore, the multitude of different names in later bibliography is also presented.

In a letter of 17 July 1385, Pedro himself signs as Petro de Sancto Superano, capitano Pricipatus de la Morerya (during the time that he was military captain in the Principality of Morea, while Mahiot de Coquerel was bailli of the Principality).

On 12 September 1382, in another letter, he is referred to as lo bort den Sen Subra, which the author of the book (1947) inscribes with a question mark and explains: «Bort de Sant Cebriá (also known as Pere de San Superano)»

In a letter of 17 April 1387, he is referred to as Petro de Sent Siura capetano e vicario generali principatus d Acaya

At the same book of 1947, the author comments a letter of Agnes Acciajuoli, who was writing to her brother Donat) and he refers to Pedro as «Pierre Bordeaux de Saint Superán, the so-called Bort de Sant Cebriá».

In a book of 1907, obtain the information that Pierre de San Superan and Varvassa, commanders, are mentioned for the first time in 1380, as well as that San Superan received the citizenship of Bordeaux from the Black Prince.

In another work he appears as Pierre Bordeaux de Saint Superan, Signore de Landirans. Saint Superan (in French) or San Superano (in Catalan) refers to a castle, possibly close to Landiras 19 miles south-southeast of Bordeaux. In the area of Landiras there is a castle (Château de Landiras) built in 1306.

In an edition of 1913 Pedro is referred to as S. Superan-Landiras.

From a reference of 1382, he appears as Pierre Lebourd de Saint-Supéran, together with Bérard de Varvassa and elsewhere just Pierre Lebourd and in anοther modification as Petrus Lebord de Sancto Superano

In a source of 1994 he is referred to as Pedro Bordo de San Superano and in another from 1885 Pedro Bordo de St. Exupery with the explanation "or the bastard of San Superano".

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