Abstract
Manuel Pessanha (Pessagno), issu d’une grande famille génoise, est appele au Portugal en 1317 par le roi Denis, qui le nomme amiral du royamme. Doté de bien fonciers et d’importants privilèges entre 1317 et 1321, il organise avec l’aide d’une vingtaine de ‘sabedores de mar’ la flotte portugaise, participe à l’essor de Lisbonne et de ses arsenaux, et prépare l’expédition vers les Canaries, organisée par le roi Alphonse IV en 1341.
Born into a noble Genovese family, Manuel Pessanha (Pessagno) was called to Portugal in 1317 by King Dinis who named him royal admiral. Endowed with real estate and important privileges between 1317 and 1321, he organized the Portuguese fleet with the help of twenty sabedores de mar, participated in the rise of Lisbon and its arsenals, and prepared the expedition to the Canary Islands sent by Afonso IV in 1341.
Born into a noble Genovese family, Manuel Pessanha (Pessagno) was called to Portugal in 1317 by King Dinis who named him royal admiral. Endowed with real estate and important privileges between 1317 and 1321, he organized the Portuguese fleet with the help of twenty sabedores de mar, participated in the rise of Lisbon and its arsenals, and prepared the expedition to the Canary Islands sent by Afonso IV in 1341.
| Original language | French |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | The Sea in History |
| Subtitle of host publication | Medieval World II |
| Editors | Michel Balard |
| Place of Publication | Paris |
| Publisher | Boydell Press |
| Pages | 322-331 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781783271597 |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Keywords
- Manuel Pessanha (Pessagno)
- D. Dinis
- Amirauté
- Marine portugaise
- King Dinis
- Admiralty
- Portuguese Navy
