<a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Topia" id="mwMg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Karl Topia">Karl Topia</a>, the ruler of <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princedom_of_Albania" id="mwMw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Princedom of Albania">Princedom of Albania</a> forges an alliance with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Venice" id="mwNA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Republic of Venice">Republic of Venice</a>, committing to participate in all wars of the Republic and receiving coastal protection against the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Empire" id="mwNQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Ottoman Empire">Ottomans</a> in return.