Tomaso Schiavo or Thomaso Schiavo di Lebano (; "Thomas the Slav"; 1470) was a
Venetian Dalmatia
Venetian Dalmatia () refers to the territories of Dalmatia under the rule of the Republic of Venice, mainly from the 15th to the 18th centuries. Dalmatia was first sold to Venice in 1409 but Venetian Dalmatia was not fully consolidated until 1420, ...
n captain and mercenary commander that participated in the
Ottoman–Venetian War (1463–79). He commanded a mercenary unit numbering 500 men largely recruited from Dalmatia. During the
1470 Ottoman siege of
Venetian Negroponte the Venetians uncovered that he had sent envoys to the Ottomans; a deep conspiracy was unearthed and Schiavo's associates were arrested. His brother was tortured to death, giving up plans of an Ottoman attack. Schiavo, unknowing, was summoned by Erizzo and then killed.
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15th-century soldiers
Republic of Venice military personnel
Venetian Dalmatia
Venetian Slavs
1470 deaths
People of the Ottoman–Venetian Wars