Naslov
Letters and Communications of the Rectors of Budva, Bar and Ulcinj as a Source for the Diplomatic and Political History of Venetian Albania in the Sixteenth Century

Autori
Čoralić, Lovorka

Izvornik
Études balkaniques (Sofia) (0324-1645) 45 (2009), 3; 89-108

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Venetian Albania; Republic of Venice; Venice; Bar; Ulcinj; Budva; Venetian administration; Council of Ten; military history; history of espionage; Early Modern Age

Sažetak
The central theme of this article is the analysis of the archival series of the State Archive of Venice (Arhivio di Stato di Venezia) called Capi del Consiglio de’ Dieci: Lettere di Rettori e di altre cariche. The documents used are those related to the cities of Budva, Bar and Ulcinj (in the sixteenth century), which – through the reports of city officials to the Venetian central authorities – speak of the life of these cities and their population in a period marked by the danger of war and a direct threat from the Ottoman army. In the article, particular attention is paid to the analysis of those documents speaking directly about the organisation of the network of agents and spies in the hinterland of the aforementioned cities, as well as the diplomatic and political attempts of Venetian officials to attract the population of the immediately neighbouring areas to fight under the standard of St. Mark. These sources are at the same time valuable source material for the study of numerous various elements from the history of Venetian acquisitions in the southern part of the eastern Adriatic at the very beginning of the Early Modern Age.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Povijest

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