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
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.
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.
Battle of Preveza
…an Ottoman fleet, led by Kapudan Pasha Hayreddin Barbarossa, and a Holy League of Venetian and Hispano-Imperial composition, led by Genoese admiral Andrea Doria. It was part of both the Ottoman–Habsburg wars and the Ottoman Venetian War of 1537-1547. It ended with the Holy League defeated by the Ottomans despite…
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