Marino Zeno () was a
Venetian nobleman and administrator.
Life
Nothing is known of Marino Zeno's early life, before his election in May 1205 as the 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 i ...
, in the aftermath of the
capture of Constantinople by the
Fourth Crusade
The Fourth Crusade (1202–1204) was a Latin Christian armed expedition called by Pope Innocent III. The stated intent of the expedition was to recapture the Muslim-controlled city of Jerusalem, by first defeating the powerful Egyptian Ayyubid S ...
in 1204 and the death of Doge
Enrico Dandolo
Enrico Dandolo ( anglicised as Henry Dandolo and Latinized as Henricus Dandulus; c. 1107 – May/June 1205) was the Doge of Venice from 1192 until his death. He is remembered for his avowed piety, longevity, and shrewdness, and is known for his ...
in the city. He remained in office until May 1207, when his successor,
Ottaviano Querini, arrived in Constantinople and Zeno returned to Venice.
Zeno is next attested in 1217, when he witnessed the affirmation of Venetian privileges by the new
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 recovered by the Byzantine Greeks in 1261 ...
,
Peter of Courtenay at Rome. In the next year, Zeno served as
ducal councillor, a post he held again in 1224/25 and 1226/27, along with judgeships in Venice in 1226 and 1228.
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12th-century births
12th-century Venetian people
13th-century deaths
13th-century Venetian people
Year of birth unknown
Year of death unknown
Ducal councillors
Podestàs of Constantinople