Venetian–Genoese wars
Series of territorial conflicts between Genoa and Venice (13th-14th centuries) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Venetian–Genoese Wars were a series of struggles between the Republic of Genoa and the Republic of Venice, at times allied with other powers, for dominance in the Mediterranean Sea between 1256 and 1381. There were four bouts of open warfare, in which the fighting between the two republics took place largely at sea. Even during periods of peace, incidents of piracy and other minor outbreaks of violence between the two trading communities were commonplace.
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Belligerents | |||||||
Venetian Republic Crown of Aragon Duchy of Milan |
Republic of Genoa Byzantine Empire Paduan Contado Kingdom of Hungary | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Pietro Gradenigo
Niccolò Pisani
Carlo Zeno Andrea Contarini Bernabò Visconti |
Guglielmo Boccanegra
Lamba Doria
Pietro Doria Francesco I da Carrara Louis I of Hungary |
In the first war, in 1256–1270, the Venetians had the better of the fighting, but were unable to prevent the advance of Genoese interests in Byzantium and the Black Sea. The Genoese were overwhelmingly victorious in combat in the second war, 1294–1299. The conflict ended inconclusively, as did the third, 1350–1355, in which Venice fought in conjunction with Aragon and in which the fighting was more evenly balanced.
In the fourth war (1377-1381), Venice faced a serious threat of capture by the Genoese and their allies. Despite achieving victories in battles, the Venetians were left exhausted and ultimately had to accept peace terms that were considered a defeat.