How to Pronounce Agostino Barbarigo (admiral)
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Jan 22, 1518 Venice, Venetian Province, Italy Died on 09 Oct 1571 (aged 53)
Italian admiral
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About Agostino Barbarigo Admiral
- Agostino Barbarigo (1518 – 9 October 1571) was a Venetian nobleman who, numerous administrative and military assignments for Venice, including Venetian Ambassador in France (1554-1557).
- As an experienced commander and second in command of the Venetian contingent, he led the Christian left wing, during the Battle of Lepanto.
- Although his galleys were victorious, he was mortally wounded by an arrow in the right eye.
- The leader of the Turkish right wing and Barbarigo's tactical opponent, Mehmed Siroco, was also killed in the battle.
