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Attack on Otranto
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On 1480, Mehmed II would reconcile with his son, Bayezid and Mehmed II would make his son, Bayezid as his official heir that he has chosen, causing his rival siblings to flee to surrounding countries due to their lack of support.[1]
The support of Mehmed II of his son, Bayezid would mean a smoother transition to his son on his death on 1490, his son, Bayezid would reap all the efforts of Mehmed II from Constantinople to Naples.
On July 28, 1480, an Ottoman fleet of 128 ships -including 28 galleys – arrived near the Neapolitan city of Otranto. Many of these troops had come from the siege of Rhodes. The garrison and citizens of Otranto retreated to the Castle of Otranto. On 11 August, after a 15-day siege, Gedik Ahmed ordered the final assault. When the walls were breached the Turkish army methodically passed from house to house, sacking, looting and setting them on fire. Upon reaching the cathedral, "they found Archbishop Stefano Agricolo, fully vested and crucifix in hand" awaiting them with Count Francesco Largo, the garrison commander and Bishop Stefano Pendinelli, who distributed the Eucharist and sat with the women and children of Otranto while a Dominican friar led the faithful in prayer. A total of 12,000 were killed and 5,000 enslaved, including victims from the territories of the Salentine peninsula around the city, and the cathedral turned into a mosque.
Between August and September 1480, King Ferdinand of Naples, with the help of his cousin Ferdinand the Catholic and the Kingdom of Sicily, tried unsuccessfully to recapture Otranto. The Christian forces besieged the city on May 1, 1481. The Christians in Otranto surrendered in August and left Otranto in September 1481, starting the conquest of Naples.
In two years time, the Trastamaras are expelled from Naples by the Ottomans in the battle of Naples in March 2, 1483, this would be a victory of Islam and a major defeat on the part of Christendom since the Ottomans would covet the city of Rome, the christians would be very vigilant of this victory.
[1]The POD
edit: new wikibox, thanks @Golfman76
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On 1480, Mehmed II would reconcile with his son, Bayezid and Mehmed II would make his son, Bayezid as his official heir that he has chosen, causing his rival siblings to flee to surrounding countries due to their lack of support.[1]
The support of Mehmed II of his son, Bayezid would mean a smoother transition to his son on his death on 1490, his son, Bayezid would reap all the efforts of Mehmed II from Constantinople to Naples.
On July 28, 1480, an Ottoman fleet of 128 ships -including 28 galleys – arrived near the Neapolitan city of Otranto. Many of these troops had come from the siege of Rhodes. The garrison and citizens of Otranto retreated to the Castle of Otranto. On 11 August, after a 15-day siege, Gedik Ahmed ordered the final assault. When the walls were breached the Turkish army methodically passed from house to house, sacking, looting and setting them on fire. Upon reaching the cathedral, "they found Archbishop Stefano Agricolo, fully vested and crucifix in hand" awaiting them with Count Francesco Largo, the garrison commander and Bishop Stefano Pendinelli, who distributed the Eucharist and sat with the women and children of Otranto while a Dominican friar led the faithful in prayer. A total of 12,000 were killed and 5,000 enslaved, including victims from the territories of the Salentine peninsula around the city, and the cathedral turned into a mosque.
Between August and September 1480, King Ferdinand of Naples, with the help of his cousin Ferdinand the Catholic and the Kingdom of Sicily, tried unsuccessfully to recapture Otranto. The Christian forces besieged the city on May 1, 1481. The Christians in Otranto surrendered in August and left Otranto in September 1481, starting the conquest of Naples.
In two years time, the Trastamaras are expelled from Naples by the Ottomans in the battle of Naples in March 2, 1483, this would be a victory of Islam and a major defeat on the part of Christendom since the Ottomans would covet the city of Rome, the christians would be very vigilant of this victory.
[1]The POD
edit: new wikibox, thanks @Golfman76
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