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Gian Giacomo Caroldo
Gian Giacomo Caroldo ( – 3 June 1538/9) was a Republic of Venice, Venetian official, diplomat and historian. Caroldo's background is completely unknown. Later Venetian genealogists recorded that the Caroldi came to Venice from Milan in 1323. Gian Giacomo was born in Venice around 1480. Of his family and private life very little is known. He had a brother, Costantino, who also worked in the chancery. He took care of his sister Maria, widow of a cloth merchant, and in 1515 asked the Venetian Senate, Senate for support for her children. Caroldo trained as a notary and took a job in the Chancery (medieval office), chancery in 1496. In a document he wrote on 15 September 1511, he records how he had been part of diplomatic missions to Kingdom of England, England, Catholic Monarchs, Spain, the Ottoman Empire and various states in Italy. He was the secretary of Ambassador Andrea Gritti during the negotiations that ended the Ottoman–Venetian War (1499–1503), Ottoman–Venetian War of 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Venice
The Republic of Venice ( vec, Repùblega de Venèsia) or Venetian Republic ( vec, Repùblega Vèneta, links=no), traditionally known as La Serenissima ( en, Most Serene Republic of Venice, italics=yes; vec, Serenìsima Repùblega de Venèsia, links=no), was a sovereign state and maritime republic in parts of present-day Italy (mainly northeastern Italy) that existed for 1100 years from AD 697 until AD 1797. Centered on the lagoon communities of the prosperous city of Venice, it incorporated numerous overseas possessions in modern Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Greece, Albania and Cyprus. The republic grew into a trading power during the Middle Ages and strengthened this position during the Renaissance. Citizens spoke the still-surviving Venetian language, although publishing in (Florentine) Italian became the norm during the Renaissance. In its early years, it prospered on the salt trade. In subsequent centuries, the city state established a thalassocracy. It d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
