Agostino Barbarigo (admiral) explained

Agostino Barbarigo
Birth Date:	22 January 1516
Death Place:	Gulf of Patras, Ionian Sea
Allegiance:	Republic of Venice
Rank:	Admiral
Battles:	War of Cyprus Battle of Lepanto
Laterwork:	Venetian Ambassador in France

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

Career and early life

Barbarigo was a 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]

Lepanto

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

• Battle of Lepanto order of battle

Notes and References

1. Book: Skira . Veronese: Gods, heroes and allegories . 2004 . New York.
2. Web site: Stella. Aldo. 1964. BARBARIGO, Agostino in "Dizionario Biografico". 2020-10-29. www.treccani.it. it-IT.
3. Web site: Garon. Emilio. October 13, 2019. La vittoria di Lepanto celebrata a Noventa. 2020-10-29. Il Giornale di Vicenza.it.
4. Web site: Gullino. Giuseppe. 1986. DANDOLO, Nicolò in "Dizionario Biografico". 2020-10-29. www.treccani.it. it-IT.
5. Book: Chesterton, G. K.. Lepanto. 2012-06-06. Ignatius Press. 978-1-68149-292-6. en.
6. Book: Konstam, Angus . Lepanto 1571: the greatest naval battle of the Renaissance . 2003 . Oxford.
7. Book: Hanson, Victor Davis. Carnage and Culture: Landmark Battles in the Rise to Western Power. 2007-12-18. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. 978-0-307-42518-8. en.
8. Book: Setton, Kenneth Meyer . The Papacy and the Levant, 1204-1571, Volume 161 . 1984 . Philadelphia.
9. Book: Hopkins, T. C. F.. Confrontation at Lepanto: Christendom Vs. Islam. 2007-06-26. Macmillan. 978-0-7653-0539-8. en.
10. Book: Grendler, Paul F.. Renaissance Education Between Religion and Politics. 2006-01-01. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. 978-0-86078-989-5. en.
11. Book: Feist, Aubrey . The lion of St. Mark: Venice: the story of a city from Attila to Napoleon . registration . 1971 . 9781299134829 . Indianapolis.