Aluycia Gradenigo (died 1385) was the

Dogaressa Dogaressa ( , , ) was the official title of the wife of the Doge of Venice. The title was unique for Venice: while the head of the Republic of Genoa were also called Doge, the wives of the Doges of Genoa were not called ''Dogaressa'', nor did t ...

of Venice by marriage to the Doge

Marino Faliero Marino Faliero (1274 – 17 April 1355) was the 55th Doge of Venice, appointed on 11 September 1354. He was sometimes referred to simply as Marin Falier (Venetian rather than standard Italian) or Falieri. He was executed for attempting a coup d ...

(r. 1354–1355). Aluycia was the daughter of Nicolo Gradenigo and related to doge

Pietro Gradenigo Pietro Gradenigo (1251 – 13 August 1311) was the 49th Doge of Venice, reigning from 1289 to his death. When he was elected Doge, he was serving as the podestà of Capodistria in Istria. Venice suffered a serious blow with the fall of Acre, ...

. She was known for her beauty and her love life, and said to have had many affairs. She is known for her affair with

Michele Steno His tomb in Venice. Michele Steno (''Michiel Sten'' in Venetian Language; 1331 – December 26, 1413) was a Venetian statesman who served as the 63rd Doge of Venice from December 1, 1400 until his death. He is remembered as the ruler crucial ...

, which was the catalyst for a failed coup d'etat by doge Faliero for which he was executed.Staley, Edgcumbe:
The dogaressas of Venice : The wives of the doges
', London : T. W. Laurie

References

* Staley, Edgcumbe:
The dogaressas of Venice : The wives of the doges
', London : T. W. Laurie, 1910 1385 deaths Dogaressas of Venice Year of birth unknown 14th-century Venetian people 14th-century Venetian women {{Italy-noble-stub