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Friday, July 18, 2025

Collection of facts about the Republic of Venice

This post is a collection of facts about the Republic of Venice (697 - 1797 AD). There are 13 facts listed below.

• Occupied northeastern Italy, Istria, Dalmatia, Crete, Cyprus, Peloponnese, Montenegro, Albania
• Established as a province of the Byzantine Empire (697 AD)
• Croatian-Venetian wars (7th century - 15th century)
• Declares independence in Pactum Lotharii (840 AD)
• Venetian Crusade (1122-1124)
• Sack of Constantinople (1204)
• Venetian-Genoese wars (1256-1381)
• Ottoman-Venetian wars (1396-1718)
• Wars in Lombardy (1423-1454)
• War of the League of Cambrai (1508-1516)
• Morean War (1684-1699)
• Lost Morea in Treaty of Passarowitz (1718)
• Partitioned to France and Austria (1797)

Sources

Wikipedia: Republic of Venice, Croatian-Venetian wars, Venetian Crusade, Venetian-Genoese Wars, Ottoman-Venetian wars, Wars in Lombardy, War of the League of Cambrai, Morean War