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Venetian Recall of the Queen
- When
- 1488
- Where
- Venice
Venice recalled Catherine to Venice in 1488 due to Ottoman threats and a marriage plot with Naples.
Fearing Sultan Bayezid II's intentions and discovering a plot to marry Catherine to Alfonso II of Naples, the Venetian Republic decided to recall the queen to Venice to formally annex the island.
Sources
- Catherine Cornaro Wikipedia
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