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Treaty of Passarowitz
Treaty of Passarowitz
is a
peace treaty[?]
signed in
Pozarevac[?]
(German
Passarowitz
),
Serbia
on
July 21
,
1718
between the
Ottoman Empire
on one side and the
Austria
and
Venice
on the other. In the years
1714
-
1718
, the Turks had been successful against Venice in
Greece
and
Crete
, but had been defeated in
1716
at
Petrovaradin
by the Austrian troops led by Prince
Eugene of Savoy
. The treaty reflected the military situation. Turkey lost the Banat of
Temesvar[?]
, northern
Serbia
(including
Belgrade
), northern
Bosnia
and Lesser
Walachia
to Austria. Venice lost its possessions on the
Peloponnesus
peninsula and on
Crete
, gained by the
Treaty of Carlowitz
to Turkey, retaining only the
Ionian islands[?]
and
Dalmatia
. Belgrade and Lesser Walachia were regained by Turkey in
1839
by the
Treaty of Belgrade
.
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