Mocenigo (family)
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Venice
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family. Many of its members were doges
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...
, statesmen, and soldier
Soldier
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s. Notable Mocenigos include:
- Tommaso MocenigoTommaso MocenigoTommaso Mocenigo was doge of Venice from 1414 until his death.-Biography:He commanded the crusading fleet in the expedition to Nicopolis in 1396 and also won battles against the Genoese during the War of Chioggia of 1378-1381....
(1343-1423), doge 1414-1423 - Pietro MocenigoPietro MocenigoPietro 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...
, doge from 1474 to 1476 - Giovanni MocenigoGiovanni MocenigoGiovanni 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...
, doge from 1478 to 1485 - Luigi Mocenigo (Alvise I MocenigoAlvise I MocenigoAlvise I Mocenigo was doge of Venice from 1570 to 1577.An admirer of antiquities, Mocenigo was a diplomat of the Republic of Venice at the court of emperor Charles V , to pope Paul IV and again at the imperial court . In 1567 he was a candidate to the election as doge, but lost to Pietro Loredan...
), doge from 1570 to 1577 - Andrea MocenigoAndrea MocenigoAndrea Mocenigo , son of Lunardo, was a Venetian senator of the republic and a historian and in 1495 Protonotary apostolic. He composed a work on the League of Cambrai entitled Belli memorabilis Cameracensis adversus Venetos historiae libri vi .-References:...
(lived 15th-16th centuries), a senator of the republic and a historian - Luigi Mocenigo (Alvise II MocenigoAlvise II MocenigoAlvise II Mocenigo was the 110th doge of Venice from July 17, 1700 until his death.-References:...
), doge from 1700 to 1709 - Sebastiano MocenigoSebastiano MocenigoAlvise III Sebastiano Mocenigo was doge of Venice from 1722 to 1732.-Notes and references:...
, doge from 1722 to 1732. - Alvise Giovanni MocenigoAlvise Giovanni MocenigoAlvise Giovanni Mocenigo was doge of Venice from 1763 until his death.-Political career:He restricted the privileges of the clergy and, in consequence, came into bitter conflict with Pope Clement XIII....
, doge from 1763 to 1788 - Giovanni Mocenigo, ambassadorAmbassadorAn ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization....
of pope Clement XII in 18th Century