Giovanni Mocenigo
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Giovanni Mocenigo Pietro Mocenigo
's brother, was doge
of Venice
from 1478 to 1485. He fought at sea against the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II
and on land against Ercole I d'Este, duke of Ferrara
, from whom he recaptured Rovigo
and the Polesine
. He was interred in the Basilica di Santi Giovanni e Paolo, a traditional burial place of the doges.
Pietro Mocenigo
Pietro Mocenigo was doge of Venice from 1474 to 1476.He was one of the greatest Venetian admirals and revived the fortunes of his country's navy, which had fallen very low after the defeat at Negropont in 1470...
's brother, 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
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...
from 1478 to 1485. He fought at sea against the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II
Mehmed II
Mehmed II , was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire for a short time from 1444 to September 1446, and later from...
and on land against Ercole I d'Este, duke of Ferrara
Ercole d'Este I
Ercole I d'Este was Duke of Ferrara from 1471 until 1505. He was a member of the house of Este. He was nicknamed North Wind and the Diamond.-Biography:...
, from whom he recaptured Rovigo
Rovigo
Rovigo is a town and comune in the Veneto region of North-Eastern Italy, the capital of the eponymous province. -Geography:...
and the Polesine
Polesine
Polesine is a geographic and historic area in the north-east of Italy corresponding nowadays with the province of Rovigo; it is a strip of land about 100-km long and 18-km wide located between the lower courses of the Adige and the Po rivers.- Geography :...
. He was interred in the Basilica di Santi Giovanni e Paolo, a traditional burial place of the doges.