The Palazzi Mocenigo consist of the following complex of
palazzo
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s on the
Grand Canal in
Venice
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,
Italy
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Palazzo Mocenigo Casa Nuova
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Palazzo Mocenigo detto "il Nero"
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Palazzo Mocenigo Casa Vecchia
The palazzos are named after the
Mocenigo family
The House of Mocenigo was a Venetian noble family of Lombard Dalmatian origin. Many of its members were doges, statesmen, and soldiers.
Notable members
* Tommaso Mocenigo (1343-1423), ''doge'' 1414-1423
* Pietro Mocenigo, ''doge'' from 14 ...
, seven of whom were
Doges of Venice
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. The English poet
Lord Byron
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(1788–1824) stayed here when he lived in Venice from 1818.
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Mocenigo
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