War of the Straits
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The War of the Straits (1350-1355) was a third conflict fought in the series of the Venetian-Genoese wars.[1] There were three causes for the outbreak of the war: the Genoese hegemony over the Black Sea, the capture by Genoa of Chios and Phocaea and the Latin war which caused the Byzantine Empire to lose control over the straits of the Black Sea, thus making it more difficult for the Venetians to reach the Asian ports.[2]
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War of the Straits | |||||||
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Part of the Venetian–Genoese wars | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Republic of Venice Crown of Aragon Military support: Byzantine Empire |
Republic of Genoa Logistical support: Ottoman Beylik Aydinids | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Marco Ruzzini Niccolò Pisani Pancrazio Giustinian † Poncio de Santapau † Bernardo de Cabrera |
Filippo Doria Pagano Doria Antonio Grimaldi |
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