Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo (1701–1778) was

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from 1763 until his death.

Political career

He restricted the privileges of the

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and, in consequence, came into bitter conflict with

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. In trying to spur on the economy, he made important commercial agreements with

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, the

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, and with

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. He died on 31 December 1778. He was married in 1739 to Pisana Cornaro (d. 1769) and in 1771 to

Polissena Contarini Da Mula Polissena Contarini Da Mula was a Dogaressa of Venice by marriage to the Doge Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo (1701–1778) was doge of Venice from 1763 until his death. Political career He restricted the privileges of the cler ...

. Staley, Edgcumbe: The dogaressas of Venice : The wives of the doges. London : T. W. Laurie
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mocenigo, Alvise Giovanni 1701 births 1778 deaths Alvise 18th-century Italian people 18th-century Doges of Venice

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