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European Supporters of Mehmed II
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Dom
May 20, 2013, 10:26:09 AM5/20/13
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29 May 2013 will be the 560th anniversary of the fall of
Constantinople.
Years ago, I learned that the Venetian oligarchs remained neutral
during the seige of Constantinople in 1453. The Genoese participated
in the defense, and their force of 700 was commanded by Giovanni
Giustiniani who was mortally wounded.
Three weeks ago, when I visited the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, I
was stunned to see the medallion, by the Florentine Bertoldo di
Giovanni, celebrating Mehmed II and his conquest.
http://cdn2.all-art.org/artists-A/b10/97.jpg
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Mehmed+II+Bertoldo+di+Giovanni&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=li&biw=1280&bih=574&sei=peCKUYmCM-rR0gG5gIHQBw
It seems that the Florentine oligarchs supported Mehmed II. What other
European oligarchies supported him?
Constantinople.
Years ago, I learned that the Venetian oligarchs remained neutral
during the seige of Constantinople in 1453. The Genoese participated
in the defense, and their force of 700 was commanded by Giovanni
Giustiniani who was mortally wounded.
Three weeks ago, when I visited the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, I
was stunned to see the medallion, by the Florentine Bertoldo di
Giovanni, celebrating Mehmed II and his conquest.
http://cdn2.all-art.org/artists-A/b10/97.jpg
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Mehmed+II+Bertoldo+di+Giovanni&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=li&biw=1280&bih=574&sei=peCKUYmCM-rR0gG5gIHQBw
It seems that the Florentine oligarchs supported Mehmed II. What other
European oligarchies supported him?
jwshe...@satx.rr.com
May 20, 2013, 2:19:44 PM5/20/13
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The Fourth Crusade: The Conquest of Constantinople (The Middle Ages
Series) [Paperback]
Donald E. Queller (Author), Thomas F. Madden (Author)
On August 15, 1199, Pope Innocent III called for a renewed effort to
deliver Jerusalem from the Infidel, but the Fourth Crusade had a very
different outcome from the one he preached. Proceeding no further than
Constantinople, the Crusaders sacked the capital of eastern
Christendom and installed a Latin ruler on the throne of Byzantium.
This revised and expanded edition of The Fourth Crusade gives fresh
emphasis to events in Byzantium and the Byzantine response to the
actions of the Crusaders. Included in this edition is a chapter on the
sack of Constantinople and the election of its Latin emperor.
A History Book Club selection.
http://www.amazon.com/Fourth-Crusade-Conquest-Constantinople-Middle/dp/0812217136
Dom
May 20, 2013, 4:47:35 PM5/20/13
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On May 20, 2:19 pm, "jwsheffi...@satx.rr.com"
> http://www.amazon.com/Fourth-Crusade-Conquest-Constantinople-Middle/d...
My message concerned 1453, and I asked: What other European
oligarchies supported Mehmed II?
My message concerned 1453, and I asked: What other European
oligarchies supported Mehmed II?
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