Alvise I Mocenigo was doge

Doge of Venice

The Doge of Venice , often mistranslated Duke was the chief magistrate and leader of the Most Serene Republic of Venice for over a thousand years. Doges of Venice were elected for life by the city-state's aristocracy. Commonly the person selected as Doge was the shrewdest elder in the city...

 of Venice

Republic of Venice

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 from 1570 to 1577.

An admirer of antiquities, Mocenigo was a diplomat of the Republic of Venice

Republic of Venice

The Republic of Venice or Venetian Republic was a state originating from the city of Venice in Northeastern Italy. It existed for over a millennium, from the late 7th century until 1797. It was formally known as the Most Serene Republic of Venice and is often referred to as La Serenissima, in...

 at the court of emperor Charles V

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

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 (1545), to pope Paul IV (1557) and again at the imperial court (1564). In 1567 he was a candidate to the election as doge, but lost to Pietro Loredan

Pietro Loredan (doge)

Pietro Loredan was the 84th Doge of Venice. He reigned from 1567 to 1570.- Family :Pietro Loredan came from an important family of Venice, from a branch with Leonardo Loredan, the 75th Doge...

. He participated again when the latter died, and was elected as doge of Venice in 1570.

At the time of his accession, the Ottoman Empire was preparing to wage war against Venice: the conflict broke out in 1570, and Venice lost the fortresses of Nicosia

Nicosia

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 and Famagusta in Cyprus

Cyprus

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. Despite the victory of the Christian coalition in the Battle of Lepanto

Battle of Lepanto (1571)

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, Venice was forced to sign an unfavorable treaty of peace with the Turks

Ottoman Empire

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 (7 March 1573), by which it recognized the loss of Cyprus.

During his reign Venice was visited by the new King of France, Henry III

Henry III of France

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, in July 1574. He was interred in the Basilica di San Giovanni e Paolo, a traditional burial place of the doges.

See also

• Mocenigo family

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