Agostino Barbarigo (admiral)

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Agostino Barbarigo
War of Cyprus
Other workVenetian Ambassador in France
Mehmed Siroco
, were killed in action.

Agostino Barbarigo (January 22, 1516 – October 9, 1571) was a

nobleman who served numerous administrative and military assignments for Venice, including Venetian Ambassador in France (1554-1557).[1][2]

Career and early life

Barbarigo was a Venetian noble of the Barbarigo family.[3]

In 1567 Barbarigo was elected lieutenant of Cyprus but opted 2 months later for a different post.[4]

Lepanto

As an experienced commander and second in command of the Venetian contingent, he led the

Mehmed Siroco, was also killed in the battle.[11]

See also

Sources

  1. ^ Skira (2004). Veronese: Gods, heroes and allegories. New York.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Stella, Aldo (1964). "BARBARIGO, Agostino in "Dizionario Biografico"". www.treccani.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  3. ^ Garon, Emilio (October 13, 2019). "La vittoria di Lepanto celebrata a Noventa". Il Giornale di Vicenza.it. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  4. ^ Gullino, Giuseppe (1986). "DANDOLO, Nicolò in "Dizionario Biografico"". www.treccani.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-10-29.
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  6. ^ Konstam, Angus (2003). Lepanto 1571: the greatest naval battle of the Renaissance. Oxford.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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  8. ^ Setton, Kenneth Meyer (1984). The Papacy and the Levant, 1204-1571, Volume 161. Philadelphia.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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  10. ISBN 978-0-86078-989-5
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  11. ISBN 9781299134829.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link
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