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Ferrara War

War of Ferrara
Date 1482–1484
Location Ferrara
Result Venetian victory
Territorial
changes
Rovigo ceded to Venice
Belligerents
 Republic of Venice
Emblem of the Papacy SE.svg Papal States (1482)
Coat of arms of the House of Este (1239).svg Duchy of Ferrara
Coat of arms of the House of Gonzaga (1433).svg Marquisate of Mantua
 Kingdom of Naples
Emblem of the Papacy SE.svg Papal States (1483-1484)
Commanders and leaders
Roberto Sanseverino Federico da Montefeltro

The War of Ferrara (also known as the Salt War, Italian: Guerra del Sale) was fought in 1482–1484 between Ercole I d'Este, duke of Ferrara, and the Papal forces mustered by Ercole's personal nemesis, Pope Sixtus IV and his Venetian allies. Hostilities ended with the Treaty of Bagnolo, signed on 7 August 1484.

The failure of the Pazzi Conspiracy against Florence in 1480 and unexpected peace as a result of Lorenzo de' Medici's daring personal diplomacy with Ferdinand I of Naples, the Pope's erstwhile champion, was a source of discontent among the Venetians and Pope Sixtus IV alike. Venice had ended its long conflict with the Ottoman Turks in 1479, with the Treaty of Constantinople, and was freed to turn its complete attention to its role in its terra firma (main land) and generally to the peninsula of Italy.

In addition to the usual minor friction over strongholds along the borders, there was a contest over the commerce in salt, which was reserved to Venice by a commercial pact. Nevertheless, Ferrara, which was ruled by Ercole I d'Este, had begun to take control over the saltworks at Comacchio. This appeared to be a threat to mainland interests of the Serenissima.

Venice was supported by Girolamo Riario, lord of Imola and Forlì, – the nephew of Pope Sixtus – who had taken possession of the strategic stronghold of Forlì in September 1480, with quick papal confirmation, and who now looked towards Ferrara in extending Della Rovere territory.


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