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Zaccaria Barbaro
Zaccaria Barbaro (1422/3 – 29 November 1492) was a Venetian statesman and diplomat. Life Zaccaria Barbaro was born in 1422 or 1423. A member of the Barbaro family, he was the son of Francesco Barbaro, cousin of Bishop Ermolao Barbaro and father of another Ermolao Barbaro. He studied under the humanist Lorenzo Cesano. In 1449, he married Clara (Chiara), daughter of the future Doge Andrea Vendramin. Barbaro held public office for the first time in 1443, when he was an ''avogador del mobile'', but his career only took off some two decades later. He was elected one of the ''Savi di Terraferma'' in 1468 and again in 1469, 1473, 1474 and 1485. He was one of the ''Savi del Consiglio'' in 1478, 1480, 1482, 1484, 1485, 1488 and 1490. He sat on the Minor Council in 1481, 1484, 1486 and 1488 and on the Council of Ten in 1471, 1473–1474 and 1483–1483. In 1459, Barbaro was the ambassador to King Alfonso V of Aragon. Around 1462, he was appointed a diplomat (''oratore'') to the Holy Se ... [...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 republics, maritime republic in parts of present-day Italy (mainly Northern Italy, northeastern Italy) that existed for 1100 years from AD 697 until AD 1797. Centered on the Venetian Lagoon, lagoon communities of the prosperous city of Venice, it incorporated numerous Stato da Màr, overseas possessions in modern Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Greece, Albania and Cyprus. The republic grew into a Economic history of Venice, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
