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Fourth Ottoman–Venetian War (1470s phase)

Type Event Region Europe Time 1470–1479

The Fourth Ottoman–Venetian War, begun in 1463, entered its decisive phase in the 1470s: the fall of Negroponte in 1470, stalemate in Albania in 1473…

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  1. 1470Negroponte (Euboea) · GreeceMehmed II campaigned in person, and the Ottoman land and naval forces besieged and captured Negroponte, Venice's most important base in eastern Greece; most of the garrison was killed. The defeat shocked Venice and prompted the pope and Hungary and others to discuss joint action against the Turks, but relief forces failed to arrive in time.
  2. 1471–1478Albania · AlbaniaAlbanian resistance continued after Skanderbeg's death, with Venice holding coastal fortresses. In 1473 the Ottomans besieged Shkodër without success, but in 1478 the sultan again campaigned in person, besieging Krujë and Shkodër simultaneously and gradually squeezing Venetian strategic space in the Balkans.
  3. 1479Constantinople · TurkeyAfter losing Shkodër, Venice could no longer continue the war and signed a peace with the Ottomans: ceding most of its Albanian territories, abandoning some Greek positions, and paying an indemnity of 100,000 ducats. Venice retained parts of Dalmatia and the Ionian Islands, and the war ended in an Ottoman strategic victory.

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