Conquests of Francesco Foscari
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Expansion during the rule of Francesco Foscari in the Republic of Venice.
Chronology
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January 1429: Bergamo finally became part of the Serenissima Republic of Venice on 6 May 1428, following the victory of the Count of Carmagnola in the battle of Maclodio.
January 1445: The maximum extent of Venetian Albania was reached in 1444.
October 1447: With the death of Filippo Maria Visconti in Milan in 1447, Venice took advantage of this to occupy Lodi and Piacenza.
January 1453: In the eventful 15th century the Ottomans conquered the Balkans. In order to protect his territory from the Turks, Duke Stjepan Vukčić Kosača handed the Duchy of Saint Sava to the Venetians in 1452.
January 1443: Venetian colony of Drisht (Drivasto) in the periods 1393-1423 and 1442-1478.
September 1423: The city of Thessaloniki (Salonico/Salonicco), then under siege by the Ottomans, was ceded to Venice by the despot Andronicus Palaeologus, in the hope of saving it from the hands of the infidels. The flag of Venice was therefore hoisted on September 14, 1423.
January 1427: Casalmaggiore fell under the rule of the Republic of Venice. In 1426, a Superintendent was appointed.
January 1431: On 28 August 1430, after various vicissitudes, the town of Latisana officially passed under the control of the Republic of Venice.
January 1442: On February 26, 1441, Venice occupied Ravenna and Cervia.
April 1442: In 1442, the southern part of Zeta was attacked by the Venetians, led by Doge Francesco Foscari. The territory was eventually conquered and incorporated into the Republic of Venice, marking a significant expansion of Venetian influence in the region.
January 1445: The fortress of Dagnum surrendered to the Venice Republic.
September 1449: Venice conquers Crema and the Cremasco.
January 1452: Venetian Aegina (Egina), 1451-1537.
