Alvise I Mocenigo

Deceased Person

1507 – 1577

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Who was Alvise I Mocenigo?

Alvise 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. He participated again when the latter died, and was elected as doge of Venice in 1570. His dogaressa was the scholar Loredana Marcello.

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 and Famagusta in Cyprus. Despite the victory of the Christian coalition in the Battle of Lepanto, Venice was forced to sign an unfavorable treaty of peace with the Turks, by which it recognized the loss of Cyprus.

During his reign Venice was visited by the new King of France, Henry III, in July 1574. He was interred in the Basilica di San Giovanni e Paolo, a traditional burial place of the doges.

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Born
Oct 26, 1507
Also known as
  • Мочениго, Альвизе I
Died
Jun 4, 1577

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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