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Name: Croatian-Venetian wars

Type: Event

Start: 847 AD

End: 1421 AD

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Were a series conflicts and naval campaigns waged for control of the northeastern coast of the Adriatic Sea between the Republic of Venice and the Principality of Croatia (later the Kingdom of Croatia, as well as the Kingdom of Croatia in personal union with Hungary).

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1. Second Croatian-Venetian War


Was a war between the Republic of Venice and the Narentines.

  • January 847: In 846, the Narentines, a South Slavic tribe known for their piracy, attacked and looted the Venetian city of Caorle. This occurred after the Venetians suffered a defeat against the Saracens, leaving them vulnerable to attacks from other maritime powers in the region.
  • February 847: In 846, the Narentines, a group of Slavic pirates, attacked and looted the Venetian city of Caorle after the Venetians suffered a defeat against the Saracens. The Venetians regained control of Caorle in 847, incorporating it into the Republic of Venice.

  • 2. Third Croatian-Venetian War


    Was a war between the Republic of venice and the Narentines.

  • February 886: In 886, the islands of Brazza, Lesina, and Curzola were taken over by the Narentine State after Doge Orso I Partecipazio attacked and defeated the Narentine pirates who had sought refuge there in 865.
  • January 886: The Doge Orso I Partecipazio was the leader of the Republic of Venice, while the Narentine pirates were a group of Slavic pirates who terrorized the Adriatic Sea. The islands of Brazza, Lesina, and Curzola were strategic locations for the pirates, but they were defeated by the Venetians in 865.

  • 3. Sixth Croatian-Venetian War


    Was a war between the Republic of Venice and the kingdom of Croatia for the control of the northeastern coast of the Adriatic Sea.

  • January 1001: The Venetian fleet led by Pietro Orseolo II managed to conquer the coastal cities from Arbe in the north to Ragusa in the south, together with the islands of Lissa, Lagosta and Curzola.

  • 4. Seventh Croatian-Venetian War


    Was a war between the Republic of Venice and the Kingdom of Croatia for the control of the northeastern coast of the Adriatic Sea.

  • January 1051: In the second half of the 11th century, Zadar expelled the Venetian count Orso Giustinian and surrendered to Pietro Cresimiro, king of Croatia.
  • January 1052: Doge Domenico I Contarini reconquered the city of Zara.

  • 5. Eigth Croatian-Venetian War


    Was a war between the Republic of Venice and the kingdom of Croatia (at the time in Persona Union with Hungary) for the control of the northeastern coast of the Adriatic Sea.

  • January 1119: A new peace treaty was concluded, according to which Zadar remained Venetian, while Zaravecchia, Šibenik, Trogir and Spalato remained in the Kingdom of Croatia-Hungary.
  • January 1106: In 1105 the Hungarians launched a war against the Venetians and retook the northeastern Adriatic coast.
  • January 1119: Venetian Doge Ordelaffo Falier managed to reconquer a large part of the disputed areas of Dalmatia, including Zara and many other cities, proclaiming himself Doge of Venice of Dalmatia and Croatia.

  • 6. Ninth Croatian-Venetian War


    In 1124, while the Doge was engaged against the Byzantine Empire (now hostile to Venice), Stephen II recovered Split and Trogir without resistance.

  • January 1127: The Venetians attacked and retook Šibenik, Spalato and Trogir, while the fortress of Zaravecchia was razed to the ground.
  • January 1125: In 1124, while the Doge was engaged against the Byzantine Empire (now hostile to Venice), Stephen II of Hungary recovered Split and Trogir without resistance.

  • 7. Tenth Croatian-Venetian War


    Was a war between the Republic of Venice and the Kingdom of Croatia (at the time in Persona Union with Hungary) for the control of the northeastern coast of the Adriatic Sea.

  • January 1203: In 1202 the Venetians, with the help of Crusaders, reconquered and sacked Zadar.

  • 8. Eleventh Croatian-Venetian War


    Was a war between the Republic of Venice and the Kingdom of Croatia (at the time in Persona Union with Hungary) for the control of the northeastern coast of the Adriatic Sea.

  • February 1358: In the Treaty of Zara, which was signed on February 18, 1358 in the monastery of San Francesco, the Republic of Venice renounced all the cities and islands of Dalmatia between the Gulf of Kvarner and the city of Durres (in today's Albania) in favor of the king of Hungary.
  • January 1358: In the summer of 1356 the king of Hungary launched a great military campaign and attacked all Venetian territories. Furthermore, he allied himself with the Duke of Austria, with the counts of Gorizia, with the Patriarch of Aquileia and the Paduan lord Francesco da Carrara. Within a year and a half, Hungarian armies entered Zadar, Split, Trogir, Šibenik and other Croatian coastal cities.

  • 9. Fourteenth Croatian-Venetian War


    Was a war between the Republic of Venice and the Kingdom of Croatia (at the time in Persona Union with Hungary) for the control of the northeastern coast of the Adriatic Sea.

  • January 1421: Pietro Loredan sailed with fifteen galleys towards Dalmatia and retook Traù, Cattaro, Curzola, Spalato, Scutari.

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