Venetian acquisition of Thessalonica (1423)
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The Venetian acquisition of Thessalonica in 1423 was a short-lived transfer of the city from the Byzantine Empire to the Republic of Venice, undertaken in hopes of defending it against the expanding Ottoman Empire.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diplomatic agreement
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ territorial transfer ⓘ |
| after | Battle of Ankara (1402) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritorialEntity | Thessalonica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| before | Fall of Constantinople (1453) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Ottoman–Venetian wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryCeding | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryReceiving | Republic of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Venetian archival documents
ⓘ
late Byzantine chronicles ⓘ |
| endTime | 1430 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Ottoman conquest of Thessalonica (1430) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Byzantine rule of Thessalonica ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Byzantine military weakness
ⓘ
Ottoman threat to Thessalonica ⓘ expansion of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
conducted under military pressure
ⓘ
defensive alliance measure ⓘ short-lived Venetian rule ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
Ottoman–Venetian tensions
ⓘ
Venetian control of Thessalonica ⓘ temporary removal of Thessalonica from Byzantine rule ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Byzantine–Venetian negotiations
ⓘ
Venetian–Ottoman conflict over Thessalonica NERFINISHED ⓘ transfer of Thessalonica to Venice ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
defense of Thessalonica against the Ottomans
ⓘ
securing Western support for Byzantium ⓘ strengthening Venetian presence in the Aegean ⓘ |
| location |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ Thessalonica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Thessalonica
ⓘ
history of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ history of the Republic of Venice ⓘ late Byzantine–Ottoman wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1423 ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Byzantine–Venetian treaty over Thessalonica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman siege operations against Venetian Thessalonica ⓘ Venetian garrisoning of Thessalonica ⓘ |
| significantPlace | Thessalonica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1423 ⓘ |
| temporalContext |
early 15th century
ⓘ
late Byzantine period ⓘ |
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