Knights Of Cardone
The Knights of Cardone were a Medieval order of chivalry. They are noted for their role in the Siege of Negroponte (1470).Vertot,, & Vertot. (1728). The history of the Knights of Malta'. G. Strahan in Cornhil; F. Gyles over-against Grey's-Inn in Holborn; Mess. Woodman and Lyon in Russel-Street, Cove. Under the Venetian command of Admiral Pierre d'Aubusson the Knights of Cardone prepared for battle against Ottoman forces led by Mehmed II. Unfortunately Venetian General Nicolo da Canale lost his nerve and ordered d'Aubusson to retreat which resulted in the loss of Negroponte, and the island of Euboea. Subsequently, during the Siege of Rhodes (1480), d'Aubusson and his Knights successfully defended against another Ottoman attack by Mehmed II. Early history The military order of the Cavalieri del Cardo (Knights of Cardone) was established in 1370 by Louis II, Duke of Bourbon (1337-1410).Dizionario della lingua italiana di Niccolò, Tommaseo (1865), 1 voll., 2 part, p.1234Dizio ...
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Cavalieri Del Cardo
The Knights of Cardone were a Medieval order of chivalry. They are noted for their role in the Siege of Negroponte (1470).Vertot,, & Vertot. (1728). The history of the Knights of Malta'. G. Strahan in Cornhil; F. Gyles over-against Grey's-Inn in Holborn; Mess. Woodman and Lyon in Russel-Street, Cove. Under the Venetian command of Admiral Pierre d'Aubusson the Knights of Cardone prepared for battle against Ottoman forces led by Mehmed II. Unfortunately Venetian General Nicolo da Canale lost his nerve and ordered d'Aubusson to retreat which resulted in the loss of Negroponte, and the island of Euboea. Subsequently, during the Siege of Rhodes (1480), d'Aubusson and his Knights successfully defended against another Ottoman attack by Mehmed II. Early history The military order of the Cavalieri del Cardo (Knights of Cardone) was established in 1370 by Louis II, Duke of Bourbon (1337-1410).Dizionario della lingua italiana di Niccolò, Tommaseo (1865), 1 voll., 2 part, p.1234Dizio ...
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