Giovanni Querini was a 13th-century
Venetian nobleman and administrator.
Life
Giovanni Querini is first attested in 1204 in Venice. In 1225, he was
ducal councillor
The Minor Council () or Ducal Council was one of the main constitutional bodies of the Republic of Venice, and served both as advisors and partners to the Doge of Venice, sharing and limiting his authority.
Establishment
The Minor Council was esta ...
, and in 1226 he took up service under the
Latin Emperor
The Latin Emperor was the ruler of the Latin Empire, the historiographical convention for the Crusader realm, established in Constantinople after the Fourth Crusade (1204) and lasting until the city was reconquered by the Byzantine Greeks in 12 ...
,
Robert of Courtenay
Robert I (died 1228), also known as Robert of Courtenay, was Latin Emperor of Constantinople from 1221 until his death in 1228. He was a younger son of the emperor Peter II of Courtenay, and Yolanda of Flanders.
When it became known in France tha ...
, though not before taking an oath to not do so against Venetian interests. He was thus a natural choice to become Venetian
Podestà of Constantinople
The Podestà of Constantinople was the official in charge of Venetian possessions in the Latin Empire and the Venetian quarter of Constantinople during the 13th century. Nominally a vassal to the Latin Emperor, the Podestà functioned as a ruler ...
, likely after Emperor Robert died in January 1228. His term of office was nevertheless brief, as he was replaced in spring 1229 by
Romeo Querini. He is finally attested as ducal councillor in Venice in 1231.
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13th-century Venetian people
Year of birth unknown
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Podestàs of Constantinople
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Ducal councillors