Agostino Barbarigo (admiral)
Agostino Barbarigo (1518 – 9 October 1571) was a Venetian nobleman[1] who, numerous administrative and military assignments for Venice, including Venetian Ambassador in France (1554-1557). As an experienced commander and second in command of the Venetian contingent, he led the Christian left wing, during the Battle of Lepanto.[2] Although his galleys were victorious, he was mortally wounded by an arrow in the right eye.[3] The leader of the Turkish right wing and Barbarigo's tactical opponent, Mehmed Siroco, was also killed in the battle.[4]
See also
Sources
- Skira (2004). Veronese: Gods, heroes and allegories. New York.
- Konstam, Angus (2003). Lepanto 1571: the greatest naval battle of the Renaissance. Oxford.
- Setton, Kenneth Meyer (1984). The Papacy and the Levant, 1204-1571, Volume 161. Philadelphia.
- Feist, Aubrey (1971). The lion of St. Mark: Venice: the story of a city from Attila to Napoleon. Indianapolis.
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