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Byzantine-Venetian Alliance

Type Event Region Europe Time 1161–1169

In the 1160s the Byzantine Empire and the Republic of Venice concluded and maintained a military-commercial alliance under Manuel I.…

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  1. 1160–1161Constantinople · ByzantineManuel I renewed the alliance treaty with Venice; Venice pledged naval support in wartime, while Byzantium granted Venetian merchants trading preferences and port facilities within the empire.
  2. 1166–1167Adriatic Sea and lower Danube · Adriatic SeaThe Venetian fleet operated alongside Byzantine forces in the Adriatic and lower Danube, supporting military actions toward Hungary and Dalmatia, embodying the military dimension of the alliance.

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