The Fleet of the Holy League¹[edit]
The combined Christian fleet was placed under the command of John of Austria (Don Juan de Austria) with Marcantonio Colonna as his principal deputy.
The Left Wing[edit]
Commanded by Agostino Barbarigo (53 galleys, 2 galleasses)
Agostino Barbarigo
- Venetian Galleasses (2)
- Galleass of Ambrogio Bragadin
- Galleass of Antonio Bragadin
- Venetian Galleys (39)
- Capitana Lanterna (flagship lantern) of Venice (L) — Agostino Barbarigo †, Prov. General
- Capitana (flagship) of Venice (L) — Marco Querini, Prov. of the Fleet
- Fortuna (Fortune) of Venice — Andrea Barbarigo †
- Tre Mani (Three Hands) of Venice — Giorgio Barbarigo
- Due Delfini (Two Dolphins) of Candia — Francesco Zen
- Leone e Fenice (Lion & Phoenix) of Candia — Francesco Mengano
- Madonna (Milady) of Candia — Filippo Polani
- Cavallo Marino (Seahorse) of Candia — Antonio De Cavalli
- Due Leoni (Two Lions) of Candia — Nicolò Fradello
- Leone (Lion) of Candia — Francesco Bonvecchio
- Cristo (Christ) of Candia I — Andrea Corner
- Angelo (Angel) of Candia — Giovanni Angelo
- Piramide (Pyramid) of Candia — Francesco Bono †
- Cristo Risorto (Risen Christ) of Venice I — Simon Guoro
- Cristo Risorto (Risen Christ) of Venice II — Federico Renier
- Cristo (Christ) of Corfu — Cristoforo Condocolli
- Cristo Risorto (Risen Christ) of Candia I — Francesco Zancaruol
- Cristo (Christ) of Venice I — Bartolomeo Donato
- Cristo (Christ) of Candia II— Giovanni Corner
- Christo Risordo (Risen Christ) of Candia II
- Rodi (Rhodes) of Candia — Francesco Molini (Konstam gives Kodus)
- Sant’Eufemia (St. Euphemia) of Brescia — Orazio Fisogni
- Bravo (Skillful) of Candia — Michele Viramano (Konstam gives Blessed)
- Cavallo Marino (Seahorse) of Venice
- Cristo (Christ) of Candia III — Danielo Calefatti
- Braccio (Arm) of Venice — Nicolò Lippomano (Konstam gives “of Candia”)
- Nostra Signora (Our Lady) of Zante — Nicolò Mondini
- Christo Risordo (Risen Christ) of Candia III — Giorgio Calergi
- Nostra Signora (Our Lady) of Venice I — Marcantonio Pisani
- Dio Padre e Santa Trinità (God, Father & Holy Trinity) of Venice — Giovanni Marino Contarini †
- Cristo Risorto (Risen Christ) of Venice III — Giovanni Battista Querini
- Angelo (Angel) of Venice — Onfre Giustiniani
- Santa Dorotea (St. Dorothy) of Venice — Polo Nani
- Ketianana of Rethymno/Retimo — Nicolò Avonal
- Lion’s Head of Istria
- Croce (Cross) of Cefalonia — Marco Cimera
- Vergine Santa (Virgin Saint) of Cefalonia — Cristoforo Criffa
- Cristo Risorto (Risen Christ) of Veglia — Lodovico Cicuta (Konstam gives “of Vegia”)
- San Nicolò (St. Nicholas) of Cherso — Colane Drascio
- Some sources include:
- Dama a cavallo (Lady on Horseback) of Candia — Antonio Eudomeniani
- Leone (Lion) of Capodistria — Domenico Del Taco
- Spanish Galleys (12)
- Lomellina of Naples — Agostino Cancuale (Konstam gives “of Spain”)
- Fiamma (Flame) of Naples — Juan de las Cuevas
- San Giovanni (St. John) of Naples — Garcia de Vergara
- Invidia (Envy) of Naples — Teribio de Accaves
- Brava (Skillful) of Naples — Miguel Quesada (Konstam gives Blessed)
- San Jacopo (St. James) of Naples — Moferat Guardiola
- San Nicola (St. Nicholas) of Naples — Cristobal de Mongiu (Konstam gives San Nicolò)
- Vittoria (Victory) of Naples — Occava of Rocadi
- Fortuna (Fortune) of Gio Andrea Doria — Giovanni Alvigi Belvi (Konstam gives “of St. Andrew”)
- 3 other unnamed galleys, given by some sources as:
- Sagittaria (Archer) of Naples — Martino Pirola
- Idra (Hydra) of Naples — Luigi Pasqualigo
- Santa Lucia (St. Lucy) of Naples — Francesco Bono
- Papal Galley (1)
- Regina (Queen) — Fabio Valicati (Konstam gives Reign)
- Genoese Galley (1)
- Marchesa (Marquise) of Gio Andrea Doria — Francesco San Fedra (Konstam gives Marchessa)
The Center Division[edit]
Commanded by Don John of Austria (62 galleys, 2 galleasses)
- Venetian Galleasses (2)
- Galleass of Jacopo Guoro
- Galleass of Francesco Duodo
- Spanish Galleys (15)
- Real (royal flagship) — Don John of Austria, admiral of the navy
- Capitana (flagship) of Castille — Luis de Requesens
- Capitana (flagship) of Savoy — Andrea Provana of Leinì (Konstam gives Prince of Urbino, admiral of Savoy)
- Patrona Real (royal squadron flagship) (Spain)— Juan Bautista Cortés or Luis de Requesens
- Capitana (flagship) of Bandinelli (Naples) — Bandinelli Sauli (Konstam gives Bandinella & Bendinelli)
- Capitana (flagship) of Grimaldi (Naples) — Giorgio Grimaldi
- Padrona (squadron flagship) of Spain — Francesco de Benavides (Konstam gives Bonavides)
- Roccaful of Spain — Roccaful (Konstam gives Fortress)
- San Francisco (St. Francis) of Spain
- Granada of Spain — Paolo Bottino (Konstam gives Granata)
- Figiera of Spain — Diego Lopez de Ilianos
- Luna (Moon) of Spain — Manuel de Aguilar
- Fortuna (Fortune) of Naples
- Mendoza of Naples — Alvaro of Bazán (Konstam gives Mendozza)
- San Giorgio (St. George) of Naples — Eugenio de Vargas
- Another unnamed galley, given by some sources as:
- Piramide con cane (Pyramid & Dog) of Spain (?) — Marcantonio Uliana
- Venetian Galleys (29)
- Capitana (flagship) of Venice (L) — Sebastiano Venier, Captain-General of the Navy
- Capitana (flagship) of Lomellini — Paolo Orsini
- Padrona (squadron flagship) of Lomellini — Pier Battista Lomellini
- Capitana (flagship) of Mari — Giorgio d’Asti
- San Giovanni (St. John) of Venice I — Pietro Badoaro
- Tronco (Trunk) of Venice — Girolamo Canale
- Mongibello (Mt. Gibel) of Venice — Bertucci Contarini
- Vergine (Virgin) of Candia
- Nostra Signora (Our Lady) of Venice II — Giovanni Zeni
- Cristo (Christ) of Venice II — Girolamo Contarini
- Ruota con Serpente (Wheel & Serpent) — Gabrio da Canale
- Piramide (Pyramid) of Venice
- Palma (Palm) of Venice — Girolamo Venier †
- San Teodoro (St. Theodore) of Venice — Teodoro Balbi
- Montagna (Mountain) of Candia — Alessandro Vizzamano
- San Giovanni Battista (St. John the Baptist) of Venice — Giovanni Mocenigo
- Cristo (Christ) of Venice III — Giorgio Pisani
- San Giovanni (St. John) of Venice II — Daniele Moro
- Passaro (Sparrow) of Venice — Nicolò Tiepolo
- Leone (Lion) of Venice — Pietro Pisani
- San Girolamo (St. Jerome) of Venice — Gasparo Malipiero
- Giuditta (Judith) of Zante — Marino Sicuro
- San Cristoforo (St. Christopher) of Venice — Alessandro Contarini
- Armellino (Ermine) of Candia — Marco Quirini (Konstam gives Armelino)
- Mezza Luna (Half Moon) of Venice — Valerio Valleresso
- Uomo di Mare (Man of the Sea) of Vicenza — Jacopo Draffano
- Sant’Alessandro (St. Alexander) of Bergamo — Giovanni Antonio Colleoni
- San Girolamo (St. Jerome) of Hvar (city) — Giovanni Balsi
- Another unnamed Venetian galley
- Genoese Galleys (8)
- Capitana (flagship) of Genoa (L) — Ettore Spinola †
- Capitana (flagship) of Gil d’Andrada (L) — Bernardo Cinoguera
- Padrona (squadron flagship) of Genoa (L) — Pellerano
- Padrona Imperiale (squadron flagship) of Davide Imperiali (Sicily) — Nicolò da Luvano
- Perla (Pearl) of Gio Andrea Doria — Giovanni Battista Spinola
- Temperanza (Temperance) of Gio Andrea Doria — Cipriano De Mari
- Vittoria (Victory) of Gio Andrea Doria — Filippo Doria
- Doria of Gio Andrea Doria — Jacopo of Casale (Konstam gives Piramide, Pyramid)
- Papal Galleys (6) (including Tuscan contingent)
- Capitana (flagship) of His Holiness — Marcantonio Colonna, flagship of the papal contingent
- Toscana (Tuscany) of Tuscany — Metello Caracciolo
- Pisana (Pisa) of Tuscany — Ercole Lotta
- Firenze (Florence) of Tuscany — Tommaso De’ Medici
- Pace (Peace) of His Holiness — Jacopo Antonio Perpignano
- Vittoria (Victoria) of His Holiness — Baccio of Pisa
- Some sources also include
- Grifona (Gryphon) of His Holiness — Alessandro Negrone
- Galleys of the Knights of Malta (3)
- Capitana (flagship) of Malta — Pietro Giustiniani †, prior of Messina; flagship of the Maltese contingent (Konstam gives “Justin, the Prior of Messina”)
- San Pietro (St. Peter) — Roquelare St.-Aubin (Konstam gives The Order of St. Peter)
- San Giovanni (St. John) — Alonso de Texada (Konstam gives The Order of St. John)
The Right Wing[edit]
Commanded by Giovanni Andrea Doria (53 galleys, 2 galleasses)
- Venetian Galleasses (2)
- Galleass of Andrea da Cesare
- Galleass of Pietro Pisani
- Genoese Galleys (16)
- Capitana (flagship) of Giovanni Andrea Doria — Giovanni Andrea Doria
- Capitana (flagship) of Negroni — Gio Ambrogio Negroni
- Padrona (squadron flagship) of Grimaldi — Lorenzo Treccia (Konstam gives “Trecha”)
- Padrona (squadron flagship) of Nicolò Doria — Giulio Centurione (Konstam gives “of Andrea Doria”)
- Padrona (squadron flagship) of Negroni — Luigi Gamba
- Padrona (squadron flagship) of Lomellini — Giorgio Greco
- Swordsman of Rethymno/Retimo
- San Vittorio (St. Victor) of Crema
- Furia (Fury) of Lomellini — Jacopo Chiappe
- Negrona (Negress) of Negroni — Nicolo da Costa
- Bastarda (Bastard) of Negroni — Lorenzo da Torre
- San Tritone of Cataro
- Monarca (Monarch) of Gio Andrea Doria — Nicolò Garibaldo
- Donzella (Maid) of Gio Andrea Doria — Nicolò Imperiale
- Diana of Genoa — Giovanni Giorgio Lasagna
- Another unnamed Genoese galley, given by some sources as
- Urania of Genoa
- Other sources include
- Capitana (flagship) of Nicolò Doria — Pandolfo Polidoro
- Padrona (squadron flagship) of Mari — Antonio Corniglia
- Spanish Galleys (10)
- Sicilia (Sicily) — Francesco Amodei
- Piemontese (Savoyard) — Ottavio Moretto †
- Margherita (Margaret) — Battaglino
- Cingana — Gabriel de Medina
- Luna (Moon) — Julio Rubio
- Speranza (Hope) — Pedro de Busto
- Gusmana — Francesco de Osedo
- 3 other unnamed galleys, given by some sources as
- Fortuna (Fortuna) — Diego de Medrano
- Determinada (Determined) — Juan de Angustina Carasa
- Turca (Turk) — Simone Goto
- Venetian Galleys (25)
- Padrona (squadron flagship) of Mari (Parini) — Antonio Corriglia
- Forza (Force) of Venice — Rinieri Zeni
- Regina (Queen) of Candia — Giovanni Barbarigo (Konstam gives Rema)
- Nino (Boy) of Venice — Paulo Polani
- Cristo Risorto (Risen Christ) of Venice IV — Benedetto Soranzo
- Palma (Palm) of Candia — Jacopo di Mezzo †
- Angelo (Angel) of Corfu — Stelio Carchiopulo
- Nave (Ship) of Venice — Antonio Pasqualigo
- Nostra Signora (Our Lady) of Candia — Marco Foscarini
- Cristo (Our Lady) of Candia IV — Francesco Cornero
- Fuoco (Flame) of Candia — Antonio Boni
- Aquila (Eagle) of Candia — Girolamo Zorzi
- San Cristoforo (St. Christopher) of Venice — Andrea Tron
- Cristo (Christ) of Venice IV — Marcantonio Lando †
- Speranza (Hope) of Candia — Girolamo Cornaro †
- San Giuseppe (St. Joseph) of Venice — Nicolò Donato
- Torre (Tower) of Vicenza — Lodovico da Porto
- Aquila (Eagle) of Corfu — Pietro Bua †
- Aquila (Eagle) of Rethymno/Retimo — Pietro Pisano
- San Giovanni (St. John) of Arbe — Giovanni de Dominis
- La Donna (The Lady) of Friuli/Traù — Luigi Cipoco
- Re Attila (King Attila) of Padua — Pataro Buzzacarini (Konstam gives Reality)
- 3 other unnamed galleys, given by some sources as
- Uomo Armato (Armed Man) of Retimo — Andrea Calergi, signore of Candia
- San Vittorio (St. Victor) of Crema — Evangelista Zurla
- San Trifone (St. Tryphon) of Cattaro/Kotor — Girolamo Bisante or Bizanti
- Papal Galleys (2)
- Santa Maria (St. Mary) of His Holiness — Pandolfo Strozzi
- San Giovanni (St. John) of His Holiness — Angelo (or Antonio) Bifali
The Rearguard[edit]
Álvaro de Bazán, Spanish commander (1526—1588)
Commanded by Don Álvaro de Bazán (38 galleys, including 8 galleys of the Advance Guard)
- Spanish Galleys (13)
- Lupa (Wolf) (flagship) — Don Alvaro de Bazan, Marchese of Santa Cruz
- Capitana (flagship) of Vasquez (Spain) — Juan Vasquez de Coronado
- San Giovanni (St. John) of Sicily — David Imperiale
- Gru (Crane) of Spain — Luis Heredia
- Leona (Lioness) of Spain (Konstam gives Leona)
- Costanza of Naples — Pietro Delagia
- Marchesa (Marquise) of Spain — Juan de Machado †
- Santa Barbara (St. Barbara) of Naples — Giovanni de Ascale
- Sant’Andrea (St. Andrew) of Naples
- Santa Caterina (St. Catherine) of Naples — Juan Rufis de Velasco
- Sant’Angelo of Naples
- Terana of Naples — Giovanni de Riva of Neillino
- Another unnamed Spanish or Neapolitan galley, given by some sources as
- Ocasión (Occasion) of Spain — Pedro de Roig
- Venetian Galleys (12)
- Cristo (Christ) of Venice V — Marco da Molino
- Due Mani (Two Hands) of Venice — Giovanni Loredano †
- Fede (Faith) of Venice — Giovanni Battista Contarini
- Pilastro (Pillar) of Venice — Caterino Malipiero
- Maddalena (Magdalene) of Venice — Alvigi Balbe
- Signora (Lady) of Venice — Giovanni Bembo
- Mondo (World) of Venice — Filippo Leoni
- Speranza (Hope) of Cipro — Giovanni Battista Benedetti † (Konstam gives “of Venice”)
- San Pietro (St. Peter) — Marco Fiumaco
- Sibilla (Sibyl) of Venice — Danielo Troni
- San Giorgio (St. George) of Sebenico — Cristoforo Lucio
- San Michele (St. Michael) — Giorgio Cochini
- Papal Galleys (3)
- Padrona (squadron flagship) of His Holiness — Alfonso d’Appiano
- Suprema (Supremacy) — Antonio da Ascoli
- Serena (Serenity)
- Genoese Galleys (2)
- Baccana — Giovanni Pietro de Morilo
- Another unnamed Genoese galley, given by some sources as
- San Bartolomeo (St. Bartholomew)
The Vanguard[edit]
Commanded by Juan de Cardona (8 galleys attached to the Reserve force)
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- Capitana (flagship) of Sicilia — Giovanni Antonio de Cardona
- Padrona (squadron flagship) of Sicily
- San Giovanni (St. John) of Sicily — Davide Imperiale
- San Ionica of Sicily
- Santa Maddalena (St. Magdalene) of Venice — Marino Contarini
- Sole (Sun) of Venice — Vincenzo Quirini †
- Santa Caterina (St. Catherine) of Venice — Marco Cicogna
- Nostra Donna (Our Lady) of Venice — Pier Francesco Malipiero (Konstam gives “Our Woman”)