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Giovanni Giustiniani

1418 - 1453

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Giovanni Giustiniani Longo (Greek: Ιωάννης Λόγγος Ιουστινιάνης, romanized: Iōánnēs Lóngos Ioustiniánēs; Latin: Iovianus Iustinianus Longus; 1418 – 1 June 1453) was a Genoese nobleman, mercenary captain, and defender of Constantinople during its siege in 1453. He was instrumental in its defense and commanded 700 men, as well as leading the land forces protecting the city. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Giovanni Giustiniani is the 179th most popular military personnel (up from 194th in 2019), the 680th most popular biography from Italy (down from 655th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Italian Military Personnel.

Giovanni Giustiniani was a Venetian merchant and diplomat. He served as the Venetian ambassador to the Ottoman Empire from 1574 to 1581.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Giovanni Giustiniani ranks 179 out of 2,058. Before him are Louis, Grand Condé, Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse, Semyon Budyonny, Maurice de Saxe, Tokugawa Yoshinobu, and Pittacus of Mytilene. After him are Józef Poniatowski, Michiel de Ruyter, Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Viscount of Turenne, Ernst Busch, Alois Brunner, and Joachim Peiper.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1418, Giovanni Giustiniani ranks 1. After him are Albert VI, Archduke of Austria, Frederick II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, John II of Cyprus, Anne of Cyprus, Agostino di Duccio, Eric II, Duke of Pomerania, Catherine Karlsdotter, Peter II, Duke of Brittany, Isotta Nogarola, and Gabriel Biel. Among people deceased in 1453, Giovanni Giustiniani ranks 2. Before him is Constantine XI Palaiologos. After him are Orban, Sidi Boushaki, Loukas Notaras, John Dunstaple, Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine, Çandarlı Halil Pasha the Younger, Sophia of Lithuania, John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, Jacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and Álvaro de Luna, 1st Duke of Trujillo.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Giovanni Giustiniani ranks 680 out of 5,161. Before him are Paul the Deacon (720), Aldus Manutius (1449), Arrigo Sacchi (1946), Bianca Maria Sforza (1472), Maria Theresa of Austria (1767), and Josephine of Leuchtenberg (1807). After him are Francis of Paola (1416), Edmondo De Amicis (1846), Henry of Germany (1211), Giorgio Agamben (1942), Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia (1701), and Bona Sforza (1494).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Italy

Among military personnels born in Italy, Giovanni Giustiniani ranks 8. Before him are Germanicus (-15), Nero Claudius Drusus (-38), Andrea Doria (1466), Gaius Julius Caesar (-135), Bohemond I of Antioch (1054), and Matilda of Tuscany (1046). After him are Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (-229), Federico da Montefeltro (1422), Sejanus (-20), Raimondo Montecuccoli (1609), Italo Gariboldi (1879), and Titus Labienus (-100).

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