Venetian maritime territories
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Venetian maritime territories were the overseas possessions and coastal colonies controlled by the Republic of Venice across the Adriatic and eastern Mediterranean, central to its role as a major maritime and commercial power.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Venetian maritime possessions | 1 |
| Venetian maritime territories canonical | 1 |
| Venetian overseas colonies | 1 |
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial possessions
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ overseas territories ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Stato da Mar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Venetian overseas empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Genoese colonies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Venetian patriciate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Republic of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy |
Napoleonic Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Treaty of Campo Formio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy |
grain trade
ⓘ
maritime commerce ⓘ port duties ⓘ salt trade ⓘ spice trade ⓘ |
| endTime | 18th century ⓘ |
| governedAs | colonial provinces ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Aegean islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Candar fortress NERFINISHED ⓘ Candia NERFINISHED ⓘ Cattaro NERFINISHED ⓘ Cephalonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Chania NERFINISHED ⓘ Corfu NERFINISHED ⓘ Coron NERFINISHED ⓘ Crete NERFINISHED ⓘ Cyprus NERFINISHED ⓘ Dalmatian coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Durazzo NERFINISHED ⓘ Euboea NERFINISHED ⓘ Famagusta NERFINISHED ⓘ Ionian Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Istrian coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Lepanto NERFINISHED ⓘ Modon NERFINISHED ⓘ Morea NERFINISHED ⓘ Nafplion NERFINISHED ⓘ Negroponte NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicosia NERFINISHED ⓘ Peloponnese NERFINISHED ⓘ Ragusa (briefly) NERFINISHED ⓘ Spalato NERFINISHED ⓘ Zante NERFINISHED ⓘ Zara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage |
Venetian Gothic architecture
ⓘ
fortified ports and harbours ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Adriatic Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aegean Sea ⓘ Ionian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Venetian navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Republic of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
access to eastern luxury goods
ⓘ
control of maritime trade routes ⓘ protection of Venetian merchant shipping ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Fall of Candia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fall of Cyprus to the Ottomans ⓘ Fourth Crusade NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman–Venetian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Morea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 11th century ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
buffer against Ottoman Empire
ⓘ
control of Adriatic Sea ⓘ naval bases for Mediterranean operations ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Venetian overseas colonies
this entity surface form:
Venetian maritime possessions