Morosina Morosini-Grimani
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Venice
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from 1595 to 1606.
Morosina Morosini-Grimani was the daughter of Andrea Morosini, a wealthy Venetian
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
patrician. She was married in 1560 to Marino Grimani
Marino Grimani (doge)
Marino Grimani was the 89th Doge of Venice, reigning from April 26, 1595 until his death. Grimani's reign as doge was principally remembered for two reasons: the splendid celebrations for the coronation of his wife, Morosina Morosini; and the beginning of the quarrel with the papacy that...
. With her husband's election as doge
Doge of Venice
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in 1595, her own coronation
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as official
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consort was conducted with enormous pomp and ceremony
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in 1597. Morosina survived her husband and died ot the age of seventy.
Dogaressa Morosina became the patron
Patrón
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of the famous lace-making industry
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at Burano
Burano
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, and established a committee
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to promote and popularize the craft
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among the upper class women of Venice. She also restored the church of San Sebastiano
Sebastian
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from her own private fortune.