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Venetian Conquest of Morea

When
1687
Where
Peloponnese peninsula
Episodes
1

The Venetian conquest of the Morea (Peloponnese) was completed in 1687, not 1686, as part of the Morean War. Venetian forces under Francesco Morosini occupied the entire peninsula by 1687, ending the first period of Ottoman rule in the region.

Episodes

  1. 1687 · Peloponnese peninsulaVenetian Occupation of the Peloponnese

    Venetian forces under Morosini occupied the entire Peloponnese peninsula by 1687, concluding the first period of Ottoman rule.

Background and detail

Background. The Morean War (1684–1699) was part of the Great Turkish War. The major campaign was the Venetian conquest of the Peloponnese peninsula in southern Greece, which had been under the first period of Ottoman rule since 1460.

The Conquest. Venetian forces under Francesco Morosini occupied the entire Peloponnese peninsula by 1687. This occupation concluded the first period of Ottoman rule in the region, which had begun in 1460.

People involved

Sources

  1. Peloponnese Wikipedia
  2. Morean War Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-06

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