Kingdom of Candia
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KINGDOM OF CANDIA
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Origin/meaning
The Kingdom of Candia (Italian: Regno di Candia) or Duchy of Candia (Italian: Ducato di Candia) was the official name of Crete during the island's period as an overseas colony of the Republic of Venice, from the initial Venetian conquest in 1205–1212 to its fall to the Ottoman Empire during the Cretan War (1645–1669).
See also the Cretan State, established in 1898.
The arms in the Wapen- en Vlaggenboek van Gerrit Hesman (1708) |
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