Seminário de Estudos Medievais: “Challenging the Venetian Mainland State. Venice and Portugal in the Fifteenth century” – Daniele Dibello (Ghent University)
Gian Galeazzo Visconti’s death in 1402 created a significant power vacuum in northern Italy. Venice feared that the Carraresi would have encircled it by threatening land routes for its trade with Italy and Europe. The Venetian choice of military intervention initiated an extraordinary territorial expansion for the Serenissima, which added a mainland state to its […]