Agostino Barbarigo (admiral)

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

Agostino Barbarigo
Born(1518-01-22)January 22, 1518
DiedOctober 9, 1571(1571-10-09) (aged 53)
Gulf of Patras, Ionian Sea
AllegianceRepublic of Venice
RankAdmiral
Battles/warsWar of Cyprus
Other workVenetian Ambassador in France
Barbarigo headed the Holy League left wing (at top left) during the 1571 Battle of Lepanto, where both he and the commander of the opposing Turkish right wing, Mehmed Siroco, were killed in action.

Barbarigo was an 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]

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]

See also

Sources
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  6. Konstam, Angus (2003). Lepanto 1571: the greatest naval battle of the Renaissance. Oxford.
  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.
  8. Setton, Kenneth Meyer (1984). The Papacy and the Levant, 1204-1571, Volume 161. Philadelphia.
  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.
  11. Feist, Aubrey (1971). The lion of St. Mark: Venice: the story of a city from Attila to Napoleon. Indianapolis.
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