John is banished to Lemnos, and Ottoman colonists expelled from Constantinople. Overtures are made to Timur.
1403—Manuel recognizes Soleiman as successor of Bayezid, and renews treaty with him.
VI. RELATIONS BETWEEN VENICE AND GENOA AND THE LEVANT FROM 1300 TO 1403
1328—Venetian sovereignty of Negropont is menaced by Turkish pirates.
1344—Venice aids Cyprus and Rhodes in the capture of Smyrna.
1345-50—Dushan negotiates frequently with Venice for aid in capturing Constantinople.
1351-3—War between Venice and Genoa. Sea power of Genoa is broken at battle of Lojera. Genoese are assisted by Orkhan.
1355—Matteo Venier and Marino Faleri warn the Senate that the Byzantine Empire must inevitably become the booty of the Osmanlis, unless Venice gets ahead of them.
1361—Venetian Senate make overtures to John V for alliance against Murad, but withdraw when they see the rapid success of Murad’s campaign in Thrace.
1370-1—Venice and Greece are engaged in a struggle for economic supremacy in Cyprus.