Battle of Lepanto
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The Battle of Lepanto was a decisive 1571 naval clash in which a Holy League fleet halted Ottoman expansion in the Mediterranean, marking a turning point in European–Ottoman power relations.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the Ottoman–Habsburg wars
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ naval battle ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Catholic–Ottoman conflicts
ⓘ
Ottoman–Venetian rivalry ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Holy League
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| casualtiesAndLosses |
heavy Ottoman casualties
ⓘ
significant Holy League casualties ⓘ |
| combatant |
Duchy of Savoy
ⓘ
Duchy of Urbino ⓘ Grand Duchy of Tuscany ⓘ Knights Hospitaller ⓘ
surface form:
Knights of Malta
Ottoman Empire ⓘ Papal States ⓘ Republic of Genoa ⓘ Republic of Venice ⓘ Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| commander |
Agostino Barbarigo
ⓘ
Ali Pasha ⓘ John of Austria (the Elder) ⓘ
surface form:
Don John of Austria
Marcantonio Colonna ⓘ Agostino Barbarigo ⓘ
surface form:
Sebastiano Venier
Uluch Ali ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | 7 October ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Holy League
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| date | 1571-10-07 ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
paintings by Paolo Veronese
ⓘ
paintings by Titian ⓘ |
| fleetStrength |
Holy League fleet of about 200 galleys and 6 galleasses
ⓘ
Ottoman fleet of over 200 galleys and galliots ⓘ |
| holyLeagueLeader | Pope Pius V ⓘ |
| holyLeagueMember |
Duchy of Savoy
ⓘ
Duchy of Urbino ⓘ Grand Duchy of Tuscany ⓘ Knights Hospitaller ⓘ
surface form:
Knights of Malta
Papal States ⓘ Republic of Genoa ⓘ Republic of Venice ⓘ Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| influenced | European confidence against Ottoman naval power ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Greece ⓘ |
| location |
Gulf of Patras
ⓘ
Ionian Sea ⓘ near Lepanto ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | poem "Lepanto" by G. K. Chesterton ⓘ |
| opponent |
Selim II
ⓘ
surface form:
Sultan Selim II
|
| organizedBy | Holy League ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ottoman–Habsburg wars
ⓘ
Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573) ⓘ |
| result | Holy League victory ⓘ |
| shipsLost | most of the Ottoman fleet destroyed or captured ⓘ |
| significance |
halted further Ottoman westward expansion in the Mediterranean
ⓘ
last major naval battle fought primarily between rowing galleys ⓘ major victory for Christian powers of southern Europe ⓘ turning point in European–Ottoman naval power balance ⓘ |
| year | 1571 ⓘ |
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