A 1573 peace treaty ended a bloody war by handing Cyprus to the Ottoman Empire
The 1573 signing of a peace treaty between Venice and the Ottoman Empire permanently shifted the balance of power in the Mediterranean, marking the end of Venetian dominance over the island of Cyprus.
A landmark peace treaty in 1573 officially ended the Ottoman-Venetian War, forcing the Republic of Venice to formally cede Cyprus to the Ottoman Empire. Although the Christian Holy League had won a massive naval victory at Lepanto two years earlier, they failed to capitalize on it, leaving Venice unable to reclaim its lost territory.
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