"Ne Christiani ab infidelibus opprimantur": il doge Pietro di Campofregoso e la crociata

«Ne Christiani ab infidelibus opprimantur»: the Doge Pietro di Campofregoso and the Crusade Scholars have pointed out a lot of opinions about European monarchies, Papacy, feudal and maritime powers reactions to the Turkish advance in the Fifteenth century, focusing that a confused situation in the Italian Peninsula prevented them from organizing the expected expedition even after the Lega Italica conclusion. Against general opinions based on pro Turkish traders’ behavior, this paper investigates Genoese mid-Fifteenth century chancery acts and shows the government choose to support the ending empire and Papacy attempt to organize a crusade as well