Congress of Mantua (1459)
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15th-century diplomatic conference
Marquess of Mantua
diplomatic congress
empire
event in the Crusades movement
event in the history of the Papacy
pope
The Congress of Mantua (1459) was a major diplomatic assembly convened in Italy to rally European powers for a crusade against the expanding Ottoman Empire.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fall of Constantinople | 0 |
| Ludovico III Gonzaga | 0 |
| Mantua | 0 |
| Ottoman Empire | 0 |
| Pope Pius II | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
15th-century diplomatic conference
ⓘ
Marquess of Mantua ⓘ diplomatic congress ⓘ empire ⓘ event in the Crusades movement ⓘ event in the history of the Papacy ⓘ pope ⓘ |
| aimedAt | organizing a crusade against the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| chronologicallyFollows | Council of Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicallyPrecedes | Pope Pius II’s planned crusade of Ancona ⓘ |
| convenedBy | Pope Pius II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Duchy of Mantua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn | Commentaries of Pius II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
diplomacy
ⓘ
military alliance building ⓘ |
| followed | Fall of Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAttendeeRole |
ambassador
ⓘ
cardinal ⓘ papal legate ⓘ secular prince ⓘ |
| hasCause | expansion of the Ottoman Empire in Europe ⓘ |
| hasGenre | crusade planning assembly ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Italian
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| hasMainTopic |
crusade against the Ottoman Empire
ⓘ
defense of Christian Europe ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
illustrated political divisions among European powers
ⓘ
symbolized papal attempts to lead united Christian resistance to the Ottomans ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 1459-09-01 ⓘ |
| hostedBy | Ludovico III Gonzaga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedResult | formation of a Christian league against the Ottomans ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
ⓘ
Mantua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | 1459 ⓘ |
| opponent | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| outcome |
failure to secure broad military commitment
ⓘ
limited pledges of support for crusade ⓘ |
| participant |
Duchy of Burgundy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Holy See NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian states NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ envoys of various European princes ⓘ |
| partOf | late medieval crusading efforts ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1453 ⓘ |
| presidedOverBy | Pope Pius II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.