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The Palazzo Mocenigo detto "il Nero" is a palazzo on the Grand Canal in Venice
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, Italy
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. Other Palazzi Mocenigo
The Palazzi Mocenigo consist of the following complex of palazzos on the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy:
* Palazzo Mocenigo Casa Nuova
* Palazzo Mocenigo detto "il Nero"
* Palazzo Mocenigo Casa Vecchia
The palazzos are named after the Mocen ...
on each side include the Palazzo Mocenigo Casa Nuova
The Palazzo Mocenigo Casa Nuova is a palazzo on the Grand Canal in the sestiere of San Marco, Venice, Italy. The palazzo is located between the Rialto Bridge and St Mark's Square. The original Palazzo Mocenigo consisted four different building ...
and the Palazzo Mocenigo Casa Vecchia
The Palazzo Mocenigo Casa Vecchia is a palazzo on the Grand Canal in the sestiere of San Marco, Venice, Italy.
Overview
The palazzo is located between the Rialto Bridge and St Mark's Square. The original Palazzo Mocenigo consisted of four d ...
. The palazzo is located between the Rialto Bridge and St Mark's Square. It was occupied by the English poet Lord Byron
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824), known simply as Lord Byron, was an English romantic poet and Peerage of the United Kingdom, peer. He was one of the leading figures of the Romantic movement, and h ...
(1788–1824) when he lived in Venice.
The original Palazzo Mocenigo consisted four different buildings built for the Mocenigo family, seven of whom were Doges 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 ...
. The Palazzo Mocenigo was built by Alvise Mocenigo in about 1579. In 1788, the individual palazzos were linked by Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo
Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo (1701–1778) was doge of Venice from 1763 until his death.
Political career
He restricted the privileges of the clergy and, in consequence, came into bitter conflict with Pope Clement XIII.
In trying to spur on the econ ...
, who was procurator of St Mark's Cathedral (and later Doge), to form a 40-room building complex that he used for entertainment.
Lord Byron stayed in the right-hand part of the central palazzo. The Palazzo Mocenigo passed out of ownership by the Mocenigo family in the late 1800s. It changed hands again in 1929 and was put up for sale in 2005.
See also
*Palazzi Mocenigo
The Palazzi Mocenigo consist of the following complex of palazzos on the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy:
* Palazzo Mocenigo Casa Nuova
* Palazzo Mocenigo detto "il Nero"
* Palazzo Mocenigo Casa Vecchia
The palazzos are named after the Mocen ...
References
External links
Palazzo Mocenigo — Living as a Venetian website
Houses completed in 1579 Mocenigo (San Marco) Mocenigo (San Marco) {{Italy-palace-stub