Lorenzo Priuli (1489 – 17 August 1559) was the 82nd

Doge of Venice The Doge of Venice ( ; vec, Doxe de Venexia ; it, Doge di Venezia ; all derived from Latin ', "military leader"), sometimes translated as Duke (compare the Italian '), was the chief magistrate and leader of the Republic of Venice between 726 a ...

. Born a member of the

Priuli family The House of Priuli was a prominent aristocratic family in the Republic of Venice; they entered the Venetian nobility early in the 14th century. Their members include: *Andriana Priuli - wife of Francesco Cornaro, Doge of Venice (1625–1629) * ...

, he reigned from 1556 to 1559. His

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 ...

was

Zilia Dandolo Zilia Dandolo (died 13 October 1566) was the Dogaressa of Venice by marriage to the Doge Lorenzo Priuli (ruled 1556–1559). Life She was the daughter of Marco Dandolo and related to the doges Andrea Dandolo and Arigo Dandolo. She married Priul ...

(d. 1566). Staley, Edgcumbe: The dogaressas of Venice : The wives of the doges. London : T. W. Laurie
/ref> Monumente ai dogi Lorenzo e Gerolamo Priuli (Venezia).jpg, Monument and tombs of Doge Lorenzo and Girolamo Priuli

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1489 births 1559 deaths 16th-century Doges of Venice Lorenzo {{Italy-noble-stub