Agostino Barbarigo (admiral)

Agostino Barbarigo
Agostino Barbarigo
	Agostino Barbarigo in a portrait by Paolo Veronese
Born	January 22, 1516
Died	October 9, 1571 (aged 55); Gulf of Patras, Ionian Sea
Allegiance	Republic of Venice
Rank	Admiral
Battles / wars	War of Cyprus Battle of Lepanto †;
Other work	Venetian Ambassador in France

Agostino Barbarigo (January 22, 1516 – October 9, 1571) was a Venetian nobleman who served numerous administrative and military assignments for Venice, including Venetian Ambassador in France (1554-1557).^[1]^[2]

Career and early life

Barbarigo was a Venetian noble of the Barbarigo family.^[3]

In 1567 Barbarigo was elected lieutenant of Cyprus but opted 2 months later for a different post.^[4]

Lepanto

As an experienced commander and second in command of the Venetian contingent, he led the Christian left wing, during the Battle of Lepanto.^[5]^[6]^[7] Although his galleys were victorious, he was mortally wounded by an arrow in the eye.^[8]^[9]^[10] The leader of the Turkish right wing and Barbarigo's tactical opponent, Mehmed Siroco, was also killed in the battle.^[11]

Sources

^ Skira (2004). Veronese: Gods, heroes and allegories. New York.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Stella, Aldo (1964). "BARBARIGO, Agostino in "Dizionario Biografico"". www.treccani.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-10-29.
^ Garon, Emilio (October 13, 2019). "La vittoria di Lepanto celebrata a Noventa". Il Giornale di Vicenza.it. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
^ Gullino, Giuseppe (1986). "DANDOLO, Nicolò in "Dizionario Biografico"". www.treccani.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-10-29.
^ Chesterton, G. K. (2012-06-06). Lepanto. Ignatius Press. ISBN 978-1-68149-292-6.
^ Konstam, Angus (2003). Lepanto 1571: the greatest naval battle of the Renaissance. Oxford.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Hanson, Victor Davis (2007-12-18). Carnage and Culture: Landmark Battles in the Rise to Western Power. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-307-42518-8.
^ Setton, Kenneth Meyer (1984). The Papacy and the Levant, 1204-1571, Volume 161. Philadelphia.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Hopkins, T. C. F. (2007-06-26). Confrontation at Lepanto: Christendom Vs. Islam. Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-7653-0539-8.
^ Grendler, Paul F. (2006-01-01). Renaissance Education Between Religion and Politics. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 978-0-86078-989-5.
^ Feist, Aubrey (1971). The lion of St. Mark: Venice: the story of a city from Attila to Napoleon. Indianapolis. ISBN 9781299134829.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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[VER-1] Skira (2004). Veronese: Gods, heroes and allegories. New York.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[2] Stella, Aldo (1964). "BARBARIGO, Agostino in "Dizionario Biografico"". www.treccani.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-10-29.

[3] Garon, Emilio (October 13, 2019). "La vittoria di Lepanto celebrata a Noventa". Il Giornale di Vicenza.it. Retrieved 2020-10-29.

[4] Gullino, Giuseppe (1986). "DANDOLO, Nicolò in "Dizionario Biografico"". www.treccani.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-10-29.

[5] Chesterton, G. K. (2012-06-06). Lepanto. Ignatius Press. ISBN 978-1-68149-292-6.

[ANG-6] Konstam, Angus (2003). Lepanto 1571: the greatest naval battle of the Renaissance. Oxford.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[7] Hanson, Victor Davis (2007-12-18). Carnage and Culture: Landmark Battles in the Rise to Western Power. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-307-42518-8.

[KMS-8] Setton, Kenneth Meyer (1984). The Papacy and the Levant, 1204-1571, Volume 161. Philadelphia.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[9] Hopkins, T. C. F. (2007-06-26). Confrontation at Lepanto: Christendom Vs. Islam. Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-7653-0539-8.

[10] Grendler, Paul F. (2006-01-01). Renaissance Education Between Religion and Politics. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 978-0-86078-989-5.

[AUB-11] Feist, Aubrey (1971). The lion of St. Mark: Venice: the story of a city from Attila to Napoleon. Indianapolis. ISBN 9781299134829.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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Agostino Barbarigo (admiral)

Career and early life

Lepanto

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