Andrea Doria
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Andrea Doria, Prince of Melfi was an Italian statesman, condottiero and admiral, who played a key role in the Republic of Genoa during his lifetime.
Portrait of Andrea Doria, c. 1520, by Sebastiano del Piombo
Natal home of Andrea Doria in Oneglia
Portrait tentatively identified with Doria. Jan Massys, 1555.
Portrait of Andrea Doria as Neptune by Agnolo Bronzino
Battle of Preveza
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The Battle of Preveza was a naval engagement that occurred on 28 September 1538 near Preveza in the Ionian Sea in northwest Greece, in the same area as the Battle of Actium in 31 BC. The battle was be
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…or Turgut Reis, to the strait of Corinth, where he blockaded them. However, the Christian fleet was routed in unclear circumstances in the subsequent Battle of Preveza in September 1538. Venetian sources, which became the mainstream account, accused Doria of lack of initiative, which might have obeyed to Spain and…
Battle of Preveza, Ohannes Umed Behzad
Gulf of Arta, showing the Christian fleet outside and the Ottoman fleet inside.
Deployment of the opposing fleets.
Machín de Munguía's vessel fighting in Preveza.