Statue of Giovanni Maria von Schulenburg by the entrance to the old venetian fortress Corfu town Kerkyra Greece
The commander of the Venetian forces on Corfu, Giovanni Maria von Schulenburg, was inspired by the designs of Filippo Vernada to put the final touches to this great fortified ensemble. The outer western defences were reinforced by a complex system of outworks on the heights of two mountains, Abraham and Salvatore, and on the intermediate fort of San Rocco (1717-30). Reichsfreiherr and Reichsgraf Marshal Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg (8 August 1661 in Emden near Magdeburg, Germany – 14 March 1747 in Verona, Italy) was a distinguished aristocrat (imperial count) and general of Brandenburg-Prussian descent who served in the Saxon and Venetian armies in the early eighteenth century and found a second career in retirement in Venice, as a grand collector and patron. His sister was Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal. His father was Gustavus Adolphus Baron von der Schulenberg. [1]
Size: 2912px × 4368px
Location: Corfu Greece
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