Andrea Cornaro (1419–1473)
Andrea Cornaro may refer to: * Andrea Cornaro, Marquess of Bodonitsa (died 1323), Venetian nobleman * Andrea Cornaro (historian) (1547–1616), a Venetian poet and historian * Andrea Cornaro (cardinal) (1511–1551), Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal * Andrea Cornaro (architect), 17th-century Venetian architect; see Gates of Belgrade This article describes 23 gates of Belgrade. Roman gates Remains of southeastern gate of the Singidunum's castrum were found when adapting the building of the Belgrade Library, with one of its towers now being in the library depot and the other a ...

Andrea Cornaro, Marquess Of Bodonitsa
Andrea Cornaro (died 1323) of the House of Cornaro, was a Venetian citizen from Crete, and baron of Scarpanto. He was the husband of Maria dalle Carceri, heiress of a sixth of Euboea and widow of Albert Pallavicini, and co-governed her half of the marquisate of Bodonitsa until his death. After Albert Pallavicini's death in 1311, Bodonitsa was divided between his wife Maria and his daughter Guglielma. The latter married Bartolomeo Zaccaria. Cornaro was sought out by Maria in order to defend her and her daughter's rights to Bodonitsa in light of the recent Battle of Halmyros, which had completely upended the political structure of Frankish Greece. He married Maria in 1312. Cornaro tended to reside in Euboea. He had to weather an invasion by the Catalan Company and the Duchy of Athens under Alfonso Fadrique. During that war, Bartolomeo was captured and carted off to a Sicilian prison. In 1319, Cornaro, with Venice, made a treaty with the Catalans. He was constrained to pay an an ...
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Andrea Cornaro (historian)
Andrea Cornaro (1547 – c. 1616) or Andreas Kornaros ( el, Ανδρέας Κορνάρος) was a Venetian aristocrat, historian and author. Personal life Cornaro was a Venetian aristocrat born in Trapezonta Sitia on the island of Crete. He was the son of Giaccomo Cornaro and Issaveta (Zampia) Demezo and the brother of Vincenzo Cornaro. He was married twice, first to Carnarola Zen until her death, and then to Anezina Zen. Career He served as a commander in a galley naval ship and at the age of 24, he participated in the battle of Lepanto with his galley Cristo. His fiefdom included the villages of Voni, Zofori and Thrapsano in today's prefecture of Heraklion. In 1591 he founded the Philological Academy of the Weird (L' Accademia degli Stravaganti) in Candia (now Heraklion). Giambattista Basile. '' Lo cunto de li cunti'' (1891) page. 36 He wrote hundreds of poems in Italian. He also wrote ''History of Crete'' (Historia Candiana). These works were saved but never print ...
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Andrea Cornaro (cardinal)
Andrea Cornaro (1511–1551) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. Biography Andrea Cornaro (born in 1511 in Venice) was an Italian clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Split-Makarska, and later for Brescia. He was ordained in 1527. He was appointed bishop in 1527. He died in 1551. A member of the House of Cornaro, Andrea Cornaro was born in Venice on 18 December 1511, the son of Giacomo Cornaro. He was the nephew of Cardinals Marco Cornaro and Francesco Cornaro, and a cousin of Cardinals Luigi Cornaro and Federico Cornaro. On 13 March 1532 he was elected Bishop of Brescia. He was appointed administrator of the diocese until he reached the canonical age of 30; he thereafter occupied the see until his death. In 1534, he became a cleric in the Apostolic Camera. Pope Paul III made him a cardinal deacon in the consistory of 19 December 1544. He received the red hat and the deaconry of San Teodoro on 9 January 1545. As cardinal, he ...
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Andrea Cornaro (architect)
Andrea Cornaro may refer to: * Andrea Cornaro, Marquess of Bodonitsa (died 1323), Venetian nobleman * Andrea Cornaro (historian) (1547–1616), a Venetian poet and historian * Andrea Cornaro (cardinal) (1511–1551), Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal * Andrea Cornaro (architect), 17th-century Venetian architect; see Gates of Belgrade This article describes 23 gates of Belgrade. Roman gates Remains of southeastern gate of the Singidunum's castrum were found when adapting the building of the Belgrade Library, with one of its towers now being in the library depot and the other ac ...