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Siege Of Zadar (1345–1346)
The siege of Zadar (12 August 1345 – 21 December 1346) was a successful attempt of the Republic of Venice to capture Zadar (or Zara), a Croatia in personal union with Hungary, Croatian coastal city in northern Dalmatia. It was a combined land and sea offensive by the Venetians, consisting of many separate battles and Military operation, operations against the citizens of Zadar, who refused to accept Venetian suzerainty and demanded autonomy. Despite receiving military aid from Croato-Hungarian king Louis I of Hungary, Louis the Angevin, Zadar was unable to resist the siege and was finally defeated. Background The siege resulted from the long-term complex political relations between the City of Zadar and the Republic of Venice as well as from the change of policy of the Croato-Hungarian ruler after the young Louis of Angevin ascended the throne in 1342. The king wished to maintain full control over the territory of the Kingdom of Croatia, including Dalmatian city-states, citi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatian–Venetian Wars
The Croatian–Venetian wars is the name given to a series intermittent conflicts fought between the medieval states of Venice and Croatia over control of the Adriatic Sea, its trade routes, and of the people, Dalmatian city-states , city-states, and hinterlands of the Sea's eastern coast—Dalmatia and the Croatian Littoral in particular. It was in fact not a conventionally-understood war occurring between two rivals at a moment in time but rather a string of individual naval and land engagements involving multiple belligerents spanning over seven centuries, from their origin in the 600s CE to the conclusion in 1413. The two principle belligerents in the Wars in their various political incarnations were: * The city-state of and then Republic of Venice * The Duchy of Croatia, its successor state the Duchy of Croatia, then as the Croatia in personal union with Hungary , Kingdom of Croatia and Dalmatia in personal union with Hungary. Other actors included, at times, politi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
