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Battle of Lepanto: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date October 7, 1571
Location Italy • Mediterranean Sea
Participants Ottoman Empire • Venice

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Juan de Austria
Spanish military officer
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Sokollu Mehmed Paşa
Ottoman vizier

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