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Antonio Cappello
Antonio Cappello (1494-1565) was a Venetian noble, a member of the San Polo branch of the ':it:Cappello (famiglia)''">:it:Cappello_(famiglia).html" ;"title="':it:Cappello (famiglia)">':it:Cappello (famiglia)'' A Procurator of St Mark's, he acted as ambassador to the court of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V at Ghent, Gand, but is mainly remembered for his role as one of the main promoters of public art and architectural projects in sixteenth-century Venice. He resided in the palazzo on San Polo now known as Ca Cappello Layard and oversaw its redevelopment. Political Beginnings He was born approximately in 1494, the son of Giambattista of Marino Cappello, a merchant and a nobleman, and Paola Garzoni, daughter of Marino Garzoni, who had been prominent in politics as '' procuratore de Citra'', ''podestà'' of Verona, ''podestà'' of Mantua and finally duke of Candia. Antonio Cappello began his political career at a young age. In 1511 he was vice-''podestà'' of Cologn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Jacopo (also Iacopo) is a masculine Italian given name, derivant from Latin ''Iacōbus''. It is an Italian variant of Giacomo. * Jacopo Aconcio (), Italian religious reformer * Jacopo Bassano (1592), Italian painter * Iacopo Barsotti (1921–1987), Italian mathematician * Jacopo da Bologna (), Italian composer * Jacopo Comin (1518–1594), Italian painter otherwise known as Tintoretto * Jacopo Carucci (1494–1557), Italian painter otherwise known as Pontormo * Jacopo Corsi (1561–1602), Italian composer * Jacopo da Leona (died 1277), Italian poet * Jacopo Peri (1561–1633), Italian composer * Jacopo della Quercia (1438), Italian sculptor * Jacopo Riccati (1676–1754), Italian mathematician * Jacopo Sadoleto (1477–1547), Italian Catholic cardinal * Jacopo M. (1989), Italian Communicator, upholder of the European Commission Fictional characters: * Jacopo, a key character in the 2002 film version of ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (and a minor character in the book). * Jacopo B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savi Alle Decime
Savi is a town in Benin that was the capital of the Kingdom of Whydah prior to its capture by the forces of Dahomey in 1727. An account of the city was given by Robert Norris in 1789: There were British, French, Dutch and Portuguese Factory (trading post), factories in the city, adjacent to the Royal Palace. They were essentially involved in the slave trade. References * Norris, Robert (1789), ''Memoirs of the reign of Bossa Ahádee'' London: Printed for W. Lowndes. * Ross, David. "Robert Norris, Agaja, and the Dahomean Conquest of Allada and Whydah" in ''History in Africa'', 16 (1989), 311–324. * Harms, Robert. ''The Diligent: A Journey through the Worlds of the Slave Trade''. New York: Basic Books, 2002. p. 155-156. Populated places in Benin {{benin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian War Of 1542-46
Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Italian, regional variants of the Italian language ** Languages of Italy, languages and dialects spoken in Italy ** Culture of Italy, Italian culture, cultural features of Italy ** Italian cuisine, traditional foods ** Folklore of Italy, the folklore and urban legends of Italy ** Mythology of Italy, traditional religion and beliefs Other uses * Italian dressing, a vinaigrette-type salad dressing or marinade * Italian or Italian-A, alternative names for the Ping-Pong virus, an extinct computer virus See also * * * Italia (other) * Italic (other) * Italo (other) * The Italian (other) * Italian people (other) {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piero Strozzi
Piero (or Pietro) Strozzi (c. 1510 – 21 June 1558) was an Italian military leader. He was a member of the rich Florentine family of the Strozzi. Biography left, Portrait of Piero Strozzi Born in Florence, Piero Strozzi was the son of Filippo Strozzi the Younger and Clarice de' Medici. Although in 1539 he married another Medici, Laudomia di Pierfrancesco, he was a fierce opponent of the main line of that family. He fought in the army led by his father and other Florentine exiles from France to oust the Medici from Florence, but, after their defeat at the Battle of Montemurlo, Piero fled to France at the court of Catherine de' Medici. He was in French service during the Italian War of 1542. Having raised an army of Italian mercenaries, he was confronted by the Imperial-Spanish forces at the Battle of Serravalle, where he was defeated. In 1548 he was in Scotland supporting Mary of Guise of behalf of Henry II of France, during the war of the Rough Wooing. There he designed for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friuli
Friuli ( fur, Friûl, sl, Furlanija, german: Friaul) is an area of Northeast Italy with its own particular cultural and historical identity containing 1,000,000 Friulians. It comprises the major part of the autonomous region Friuli Venezia Giulia, i.e. the administrative provinces of Udine, Pordenone, and Gorizia, excluding Trieste. Names The multiethnic and subsequent multilingual tradition of Friuli means that the name of the region varies according to locality. Besides from Italian (), other local Romance forms include Friulan () and Venetian ; in German and in Slovene. The name ''Friuli'' originates from the ancient Roman town of (now ). Geography Friuli is bordered on the west by the Veneto region with the border running along the Livenza river, on the north by the crest of the Carnic Alps between Carnia and Austrian Carinthia, on the east by the Julian Alps, the border with Slovenia and the Timavo river, and on the south by the Adriatic Sea. The adjacent Slo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marano Lagunare
Marano Lagunare ( fur, Maran) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about south of Udine. Marano Lagunare borders the following municipalities: Carlino, Grado, Latisana, Lignano Sabbiadoro, Muzzana del Turgnano, Palazzolo dello Stella, Precenicco, San Giorgio di Nogaro. Twin towns Marano Lagunare is twinned with: * Schweighouse-sur-Moder Schweighouse-sur-Moder (, literally ''Schweighouse on Moder''; german: Schweighausen) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Prior to 8 September 1949, the commune was known as Schweighausen. Twin towns ..., France References External linksOfficial website Cities and towns in Friuli-Venezia Giulia {{FriuliVeneziaGiulia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zadar
Zadar ( , ; historically known as Zara (from Venetian and Italian: ); see also other names), is the oldest continuously inhabited Croatian city. It is situated on the Adriatic Sea, at the northwestern part of Ravni Kotari region. Zadar serves as the seat of Zadar County and of the wider northern Dalmatian region. The city proper covers with a population of 75,082 , making it the second-largest city of the region of Dalmatia and the fifth-largest city in the country. Today, Zadar is a historical center of Dalmatia, Zadar County's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, educational, and transportation centre. Zadar is also the episcopal see of the Archdiocese of Zadar. Because of its rich heritage, Zadar is today one of the most popular Croatian tourist destinations, named "entertainment center of the Adriatic" by ''The Times'' and "Croatia's new capital of cool" by ''The Guardian''. UNESCO's World Heritage Site list included the fortified city of Zadar as par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis I Of France
Francis I (french: François Ier; frm, Francoys; 12 September 1494 – 31 March 1547) was King of France from 1515 until his death in 1547. He was the son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy. He succeeded his first cousin once removed and father-in-law Louis XII, who died without a son. A prodigious patron of the arts, he promoted the emergent French Renaissance by attracting many Italian artists to work for him, including Leonardo da Vinci, who brought the ''Mona Lisa'' with him, which Francis had acquired. Francis' reign saw important cultural changes with the growth of central power in France, the spread of humanism and Protestantism, and the beginning of French exploration of the New World. Jacques Cartier and others claimed lands in the Americas for France and paved the way for the expansion of the first French colonial empire. For his role in the development and promotion of the French language, he became known as ''le Père et Restaurateur des Lettr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Council Of Ten
The Council of Ten ( it, Consiglio dei Dieci; vec, Consejo de i Diexe), or simply the Ten, was from 1310 to 1797 one of the major governing bodies of the Republic of Venice. Elections took place annually and the Council of Ten had the power to impose punishments upon nobles. The Council of Ten had a broad jurisdictional mandate over matters of state security. The Council of Ten and the Full College constituted the inner circle of oligarchical patricians who effectively ruled the Republic of Venice. Origins The Council of Ten was created in 1310 by Doge Pietro Gradenigo.David Chambers & Brian Pullan with Jennifer Fletcher (eds.). ''Venice: A Documentary History, 1450-1630'' (2001, reprinted 2004). University of Toronto Press/Renaissance Society of America. p. 55. Originally created as a temporary body to investigate the plot of Bajamonte Tiepolo and Marco Querini, the powers of the Council were made formally permanent in 1455.Edward Muir (1981). ''Civic Ritual in Renaissance Ven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zonta (Republic Of Venice)
In the Republic of Venice, a ''zonta'' was an extraordinary group of patricians chosen to serve alongside the elected members of the governing councils of the Republic. The purpose of this measure was as a constitutional safeguard against the accumulation of power by individuals, and to broaden the decision-making circles on important issues. The term is the Venetian variant of , 'addition'. The purpose of the institution was to prevent corruption and autocratic tendencies in the governing councils such as the powerful Council of Ten, but, since its members were typically chosen among patricians who had not been elected to one of these councils, it was also a "'constitutional shortcut' for those noblemen who wished to actively participate in the Venetian oligarchy but had not achieved the necessary backing". ''Zonta''s existed for the Council of Ten—originally 20 men, after 1529 reduced to 15, but the number could vary; the Venetian Senate, where a ''zonta'' of 60 adjuncts was add ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savio Alle Acque
The ''Magistrato alle Acque'' () was a collective magistracy of the Republic of Venice, responsible for water management in the Venetian Lagoon. It comprised a series of boards of magistrates established in the early 16th century, and existed until the Fall of the Republic of Venice in 1797. Between 1907 and 2014, the body was revived by the Italian state, with responsibilities extending over the entire Veneto and the Province of Mantua. Foundation and history in the Republic of Venice Situated in the Venetian Lagoon, water was vital to the city and state of Venice: the lagoon and its waterways were vital commercial arteries, but also provided the best defence for the city of Venice and guaranteed its independence. In the Middle Ages, the lagoon was administered by the ''Curia publicorum'', commonly known as the ''Poviego'', established in 1282 by merging previous boards charged with the maintenance of the city's canals. The ''Poviego'' shared this role with the ''Provveditori di C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michele Sanmicheli
Michele Sanmicheli (also spelled ''Sanmmicheli'', ''Sanmichele'' or ''Sammichele'') (1484–1559), was a Venetian architect and urban planner of Mannerist-style, among the greatest of his era. A tireless worker, he was in charge of designing buildings and religious buildings of great value. Hired by the ''Serenissima'' as a military architect, he designed also numerous fortifications in the extensive Venetian Empire, thus ensuring a great reputation. In fact, not only in Italy, where you can find his works in Venice, Verona, Bergamo and Brescia, he worked also in Dalmatia, Zadar (Zara), Šibenik, Crete and Corfu. He was probably the only practicing Venetian architect of the sixteenth century to have had the opportunity to study Greek architecture, a possible source of inspiration for the use of Doric columns without bases. Biography Sanmicheli was born in San Michele, a quarter of Verona, which at the time was part of the Venetian '' Terra ferma''. He learnt the elements of his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
