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La questione di Cipro in un documento inedito: la commissione per il pagamento del tributo tra Venezia e il Cairo nel 1490
Argentini, Michele
2025In Archivio Veneto, 156 (29 (VI serie)), p. 9-26
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Keywords :
Republic of Venice; Cyprus; Mamluk Sultanate; Tribute
Abstract :
[it] Nel 1489, l’ambasciatore veneziano Pietro Diedo fu inviato al Cairo per negoziare con il sultano Qāʾitbāy l’annessione del Regno di Cipro alla Repubblica di Venezia. Il sultano pose come condizione il riconoscimento della sovranità del Sultanato sull’isola e il mantenimento del tributo annuale versato dai re Lusignano. Venezia dovette anche saldare due rate arretrate del tributo: dei 16.000 ducati pattuiti, 10.000 ducati vennero pagati in loco; quanto ai rimanenti 6.000, il sultano li richiese da Venezia sotto forma di pellicce e tessuti. L’incarico di portare in Egitto tali beni venne affidato ad Alvise de’ Piero, notaio ducale. In questo articolo si illustra la commissione, sinora inedita, datagli dal Collegio e la relativa questione del pagamento del tributo, le quali mostrano l’interesse manifestato dai consigli di governo veneziani nel giungere senza complicazioni a una soluzione per ufficializzare l’annessione dell’isola
[en] In 1489, the Venetian ambassador Pietro Diedo was sent to Cairo to negotiate with the sultan regarding the annexation of the Kingdom of Cyprus by the Republic of Venice. In 1426, the Mamluks had subdued the Lusignan kings, forcing them to pay an annual tribute. The condition set by Qāʾitbāy for Cyprus’s transfer was that Venice recognize the Sultanate’s suzerainty over the island and continue paying the tribute. It was also agreed that the Serenissima would settle two overdue payments owed by the Lusignans. Of the 16,000 ducats agreed upon, a portion corresponding to 10,000 ducats was paid on-site. As for the remaining 6,000, the Sultan requested that Venice pay this amount in the form of furs and textiles. The task of delivering these goods to Egypt was entrusted to Alvise de’ Piero, a ducal notary. This article examines the commission, hitherto unpublished, given to him by the Collegio, as well as the issue of tribute payment, which highlight the interest shown by Venetian governing councils in reaching a smooth resolution to formalize the annexation of the island
Research Center/Unit :
Transitions - Transitions (Département de recherches sur le Moyen Âge tardif & la première Modernité) - ULiège
Disciplines :
Art & art history
Author, co-author :
Argentini, Michele  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Transitions - Unité de recherches sur le Moyen Âge et la première Modernité
Language :
Italian
Title :
La questione di Cipro in un documento inedito: la commissione per il pagamento del tributo tra Venezia e il Cairo nel 1490
Publication date :
09 July 2025
Journal title :
Archivio Veneto
ISSN :
0392-0291
Publisher :
Deputazione di storia patria per le Venezie, Venice, Italy
Volume :
156
Issue :
29 (VI serie)
Pages :
9-26
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
Name of the research project :
DiplomatiCon: A Connected History of Medieval Mediterranean Diplomacy
Funders :
EOS - The Excellence Of Science Program
Funding number :
40007541
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