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Selim II
History of Turkey
1524
Birth
28th May
Birth
of
Selim
II, son of Suleiman the Magnificent
1566
Succession
Succeeds as Sultan of the
Turkish
Empire
Succeeds as Sultan of
Turkey
1568
Homage
17th Feb Constantinople
Agrees to pay
Maximilian
II an annual "present" of 30,000 ducats
1569
Siege of Azov
Azov
An Ottoman fleet besieges Azov but is defeated & destroyed by a storm
1570
Diplomacy
Constantinople
Relations
are restored between
Russia
&
Turkey
1570
Treaty of Peace
Constantinople
Relations
are restored between
Russia
&
Turkey
1571
Battle of Lepanto
7th Oct Lepanto
1st major
European
victory over the Ottoman Empire
7th Oct Lepanto
Marks
the height of Islam's 2nd major threat to
Chris
tian Europe
7th Oct Lepanto
Turkish
naval defeat, frees the
Mediterranean
from the corsairs
7th Oct Lepanto
Unites
Chris
tendom & ends
Turkish
central & western
Mediterranean
domination
1571
Capture of Cyprus
Cyprus
Selim
II captures
Cyprus
1571
League Turkish
7th Oct Lepanto
Pius V establishes an anti-
Turkish
Maritime
League
with
Spain
, Venice,
Malta
&
Genoa
1573
Peace
Constantinople
The
Peace
of
Constantinople
ends the war between
Venice
&
Turkey
1574
Death
12th Dec
Death
of
Selim
II, succeeded by
Murad
III
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