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Siege Of Trieste (1463)
The siege of Trieste that lasted from July to December 1463 was a brief war between the Republic of Venice and the Imperial Free City of Trieste. It was fought over trade restrictions favouring Trieste at the expense of Venice. It ended in a negotiated settlement, mediated by Pope Pius II, that allowed Trieste to retain its political status while conceding territory to Venice. Causes Emperor Frederick III ordered that all goods being moved from Inner Austria and the Duchy of Carniola to Italy should pass through customs inspection in Trieste. Carniolan merchants circumvented this order by moving their product through Koper, which belonged to Venetian Istria. The Triestines petitioned the emperor to have the passes to Koper closed to merchants, whereupon the merchants appealed to Venice to intervene with the emperor. The Venetian response was not what the Carniolans had requested. Venice blockaded Trieste and sent Santo Gavardo to the border. They threatened to raze the city if the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trieste
Trieste ( , ; ) is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is the capital and largest city of the Regions of Italy#Autonomous regions with special statute, autonomous region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, as well as of the Province of Trieste, regional decentralization entity of Trieste. Trieste is located at the head of the Gulf of Trieste, on a narrow strip of Italian territory lying between the Adriatic Sea and Slovenia; Slovenia lies close, at approximately east and southeast of the city, while Croatia is about to the south of the city. The city has a long coastline and is surrounded by grassland, forest, and karstic areas. As of 2025, it has a population of 198,668. Trieste belonged, as Triest, to the Habsburg monarchy from 1382 until 1918. In the 19th century, the monarchy was one of the Great Powers of Europe and Trieste was its most important seaport. As a prosperous trading hub in the Mediterranean region, Trieste grew to become the fourth largest city of the Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torcello
Torcello (; ) is a sparsely populated island at the northern end of the Venetian Lagoon, in north-eastern Italy. It was first settled in 452 AD and has been referred to as the parent island from which Venice was populated. It was a town with a cathedral and bishops before St Mark's Basilica was built. History After the downfall of the Western Roman Empire, Torcello was one of the first lagoon islands to be successively populated by those Veneti who fled the ''terra ferma'' (mainland) to take shelter from the recurring barbarian invasions, especially after Attila the Hun had destroyed the city of Altinum and all of the surrounding settlements in 452. Although the hard-fought Veneto region formally belonged to the Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna since the end of the Gothic War, it remained unsafe on account of frequent Gothic (Sarmatian) invasions and wars: during the following 200 years the Lombards and the Franks fuelled a permanent influx of sophisticated urban refugees t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Beheim
Michael Beheim (also Michel Behaim, Beham or Behm, 1416 – c.1472) was a wandering singer from the modern-day German state Baden-Württemberg. He is an author of a number of songs and two versed chronicles, ''Buch von den Wienern'' and ''Das Leben Friedrichs I von der Pfalz.''"Michael Beheim." The Oxford Companion to German Literature. Oxford University Press, 1976, 1986, 1997, 2005. References 1416 births 1470s deaths German male singers German male songwriters Chroniclers from the Holy Roman Empire German music history 15th-century German musicians Medieval German singers {{Germany-singer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
