Marcantonio Colonna alla battaglia di Lepanto by Alberto P. Guglielmotti
"Marcantonio Colonna alla battaglia di Lepanto" by Alberto P. Guglielmotti is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. It traces the formation of the Holy League, the war for Cyprus, and the climactic naval battle, centering on Marcantonio Colonna’s command and using Vatican and Colonna family archives. The work highlights the tense diplomacy among the Papacy, Venice, and Spain and the naval contest with the Ottoman Empire. The opening of the
book sets the stakes by portraying the Ottoman Empire’s youthful strength and arguing that Lepanto marked the beginning of its decline. It then shows Pope Pius V seizing the Cyprus crisis to forge a Christian league, appointing Colonna as captain general, and detailing his character, ceremony under the papal banner, and rapid preparations: arming galleys, commissioning captains, recruiting infantry, and gathering noble volunteers. Diplomatic letters from Spain, Venice, and Malta proclaim unity, yet the narrative unveils conflicting state interests—especially Spain’s cautious, ambiguous posture—and Gianandrea Doria’s delays and discourtesies, which Colonna patiently manages to overcome. Parallel chapters recount Mustafa’s invasion of Cyprus, the weakened defenses of Nicosia after Astorre Baglioni moves to Famagosta, Colonel Palazzo’s stout but undermined defense, a squandered sortie, and mounting Turkish assaults. The section culminates with the papal and Spanish squadrons reaching Crete to join Girolamo Zane; Zane and Colonna urge an immediate move to Cyprus to strike the Ottoman fleet, while Doria resists, prompting Colonna to convene a council of the allied commanders. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Guglielmotti, Alberto P., 1812-1893 |
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| LoC No. | it01000033 |
| Title | Marcantonio Colonna alla battaglia di Lepanto |
| Original Publication | Firenze: Le Monnier, 1862. |
| Credits | Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 48.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | Italian |
| LoC Class | DR: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Balkan Peninsula, Turkey |
| Subject | Lepanto, Battle of, Greece, 1571 |
| Subject | Colonna, Marco Antonio, 1535-1584 |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 76349 |
| Release Date | Jun 22, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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