Theodore Bua: Difference between revisions

After the [[Treaty of Constantinople (1479)|Venetian-Ottoman peace treaty of 1479]], that gave to the Ottomans the last free part of Albania, areas of Peloponnesus and Dalmatia ([[Albania Veneta]]), TheodoreTeodor Bua defected from the Venetian army and joined the rebellion of [[Krokodeilos Kladas]] in the [[Morea]].{{sfn|Trombley|2009|p=270}}{{sfn|Setton|1978|pp=328–329}} In his ''Dispacci al Senato e ad Altri'', [[Bartolomeo Minio]] describes an incident in which the Venetian commander of [[Nafplio]] sent an Albanian contingent against him and Meksha Buziqi. butStill, the soldiers refused to attack them because of their kinship ties and compatriotism.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?ei=rfPXTc2kH8iBOt2SpIkH&ct=result&id=_QAWAQAAMAAJ&dq=%22the+rebels+were+their+compatriots%21%22&q=%22Meksha+Buziqi%22#search_anchorStudia Albanica, University of Tirana]</ref> The rebellion ultimately failed after the two commanders broke their alliance.{{sfn|Setton|1978|pp=328–329}} Afterwards, Bua returned to Venetian territory but was jailed in [[Monemvasia]].{{sfn|Setton|1978|pp=328–329}}<ref>[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_0Sz2VYI0l1IC/page/n338 <!-- pg=328 quote="Theodore Bua". --> The Papacy and the Levant, 1204-1571: The fifteenth century p.329]</ref>

*{{cite journal|last=Trombley|first=Frank|title=The Fall of Constantinople in 1453 and Late Medieval Greek Culture: The Experience of Defeat|journal=Groniek Historisch Tijdschrift|volume=184|year=2009|pages=267‒284|url= https://ugp.rug.nl/groniek/article/view/17751/15219|ref=harv}}