The siege of Thessalonica between 1422 and 1430 saw the Ottoman Empire, under Sultan Murad II, capture the city of Thessalonica. Afterwards, the city remained in Ottoman hands for the next five centur
The eastern city wall of Thessalonica, with the Thermaic Gulf in the background (2012)
Miniature (c. 1404) showing Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos (2nd from left) with his family: his oldest son and co-emperor John VIII is first from left, while the Despot Andronikos is fourth
Ottoman sultan Murad II as depicted in an idealised 19th-century portrait by Konstantin Kapıdağlı
Francesco Foscari, Doge of Venice throughout the conflict. Portrait (1457–1460) by Lazzaro Bastiani
Turkish–Venetian wars
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The Turkish–Venetian Wars were a series of conflicts between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice from the 14th century to 18th century for control of the eastern Mediterranean.
Siege of Thessalonica (1422–1430)
…Siege of Thessalonica Part of the Byzantine–Ottoman wars and the Ottoman–Venetian wars The eastern city wall of Thessalonica, with the Thermaic Gulf in the background (2012) Date June 1422 – 29 March 1430 Location Thessalonica and environs…
A Venetian squadron attempts to board the crew of an escort of Ottoman merchant ships. (Il ratto di Elena oder Battaglia navale by Jacopo Tintoretto (1588–1589); Prado)
The Martyrdom of Marcantonio Bragadin G. Gatteri 1571
The Battle of Zonchio by an unknown Venetian artist (British Museum)
Doge Francesco Morosini of Peloponnese offers the reconquered Morea to Venice. Doge's Palace - Venice