Bartolomeo Gradenigo (1263 – 28 December 1342) was the 53rd Doge of

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from 7 November 1339 until his death. Born in

to an ancient noble family, he was a rich tradesman. Gradenigo devoted to politics very early in his life, acting as podestà of Ragusa and

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, as well as '' procuratore'' in the capital. He also became soon renowned for his excessive love for luxury. He married three times and had six children. One of his spouses was Giustina Capello. Staley, Edgcumbe: The dogaressas of Venice : The wives of the doges. London : T. W. Laurie
/ref> His short reign was rather peaceful, apart from a revolt in Crete and some

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incursions. It was also characterized by some diplomatic moves towards Genoa. The most important event was the tempest that struck against Venice on 15 February 1340 and which, according to legend, was pushed back only through the supernatural intercession of

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and St. Nicholas, brought to the lagoon by a humble fisherman. After the storm had disappeared, the three saints gave the fisherman a ring, called "Ring of the Fisherman", which he gave to the doges and has since then been part of the ducal jewelry. Bartolomeo appears in the painting '' The Presentation of the Ring'' by Paris Bordone which shows the fisherman presenting the ring to him.

Sources

*Claudio Rendina, ''I dogi di Venezia'', Newton Compton, Rome, 1984.

References

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