Barbarigo was a Venetian businessman. He married
Helena Thopia, the daughter of Albanian magnate
Karl Topia, who had ruled as "Prince of Albania" from
Durazzo and had since 1386 served as a Venetian vassal. After Karl's death in 1388, Barbarigo inherited the castle of Krujë and the surrounding region through his wife. He ruled from the strong fortress of Krujë and held the possessions under Venetian suzerainty. After the Ottomans had occupied
Scutari (by early 1393), they defeated
Demetrius Jonima, who then set up a meeting between Barbarigo and the Ottomans. He retained Krujë and his lands which stretched to Durazzo, and began to plunder Venetian holdings in the vicinity of Durazzo. Đurađ II had declined an offer of 1,000 ducats to give up Barbarigo to the Venetians. Afterwards, Đurađ II broke ties with the Ottomans and seized rival Konstantin's stronghold
Dagno in 1395, with Venetian assistance. In 1400, Barbarigo attacked Venetian merchant
Phillip Barelli on the
Cape of Rodon, and wed his wife, after which there is no more mention of Barelli in history. Around 1422, he was appointed overseer of
Cattaro (Kotor). He succeeded
Antonio Boccole.
Stefan Lazarević, the ruler of the
Serbian Despotate, had been ceded
Zeta from his nephew
Balša III (Đurađ II's successor) in April 1421, but the Venetians did not recognize him, holding on to the occupied Zetan coast (including the
Bay of Kotor) and
Bojana, including
Drivast recaptured by them after Balša's death. The Venetians had no intention to cede Balša's former possessions to Despot Stefan and even requested Ottoman support in case of an attack. The
Second Scutari War followed, which ended inconclusive in August 1423 with the
Treaty of Sveti Srdj; in it, Kotor accepted Venetian suzerainty. He was succeeded as governor of Cattaro by
Stefano Querini, Marco Barbarigo died in 1428. ==Annotations==