THE KINGDOM OF MOREA
Between 1645 and 1669, the Venetians and Ottomans fought a costly war over Crete. During the conflict, the Venetian commander, Francesco Morosini, allied himself with the Maniots and together landed in Morea before taking Kalamata in 1659. Nevertheless, the Ottomans eventually prevailed and conquered Crete in 1669.
In 1683 the Great Turkish War broke out between Austria and the Ottomans, the latter suffering a heavy defeat at the Battle of Vienna. This defeat encouraged the
