Kingdom of the Morea
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The Kingdom of the Morea, or Realm of the Morea, was the official name the Republic of Venice gave to the Peloponnese peninsula in southern Greece after it was conquered from the Ottoman Empire during
The fortified town of Nafplio in the 16th century
Venetian Lion of Saint Mark and halberds from the time of the "Kingdom of the Morea" in the National Historical Museum, Athens.
Conquest of Coron (1685)
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The conquest of Coron of 1685 was the capture of the Ottoman fortress of Coron in the southwestern Morea by the Republic of Venice in 1685. It signalled the start of the Venetian conquest of the Morea
The siege of Coron, depicted by Vincenzo Coronelli
Siege of Coron
Ottoman flags and insignia taken as trophies after the battle with the relief army on 7 August, depicted by Vincenzo Coronelli