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Ottoman–Venetian War (1537–1540)

War between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice

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Source revisionSep 7, 2026
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The Third Ottoman–Venetian War (1537–1540) was one of the Ottoman–Venetian wars which took place during the 16th century. The war arose out of the Franco-Ottoman alliance between Francis I of France and Süleyman I of the Ottoman Empire against the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. The initial plan between the two had been to jointly invade Italy, Francis through Lombardy in the North and Süleyman through Apulia to the South. However, the proposed invasion failed to take place.

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The public source identifies “Ottoman–Venetian War (1537–1540)” as war between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Ottoman, Venetian and between.

Editorial reviewA useful synthesis for locating the documentary relationships between formal authority, participants and affected communities. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1537, 1540—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Ottoman, Venetian and between providing the first useful test.
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Chronology, provenance and viewpoint should be read together before a broad social or political interpretation is accepted. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 7, 2026. The first chronological checks are 1537 and 1540.

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This entry incorporates text from “Ottoman–Venetian War (1537–1540)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.