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Tommaso Mocenigo (1343–1423) was
''doge'' (chief magistrate) of the
Republic of Venice
The Republic of Venice ( vec, Repùblega de Venèsia) or Venetian Republic ( vec, Repùblega Vèneta, links=no), traditionally known as La Serenissima ( en, Most Serene Republic of Venice, italics=yes; vec, Serenìsima Repùblega de Venèsia, ...
from 1414 until his death.
Biography
He commanded the crusading fleet in the
expedition to Nicopolis in 1396 and also won battles against the
Genoese during the
War of Chioggia
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The war had mixed results. Venice and her alli ...
of 1378–1381.
While he was Venetian
ambassador at
Cremona, he was elected doge (1414), and he escaped in secret, fearing that he might be held a prisoner by
Gabrino Fondolo, tyrant of that city. He made peace with the
Turkish sultan, but, when hostilities broke out afresh, his fleet defeated that of the Turks at the
Battle of Gallipoli.
During his reign, the
patriarch of Aquileia
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formed an anti-Venetian alliance with Emperor
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. Venice, under a double-sided attack, was able to launch an offensive that, in 1419-1420, conquered
Udine
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,
Cividale
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,
Feltre,
Belluno and most of
Friuli
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from the Aquileian patriarchate. The
Cadore
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Hungary
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and the annexation of the patriarchate's lands to the
Republic of Venice
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.
Mocenigo greatly encouraged commerce, reconstructed the ducal palace and commenced the library. He died after a long illness in 1423. He was interred in the
Basilica di San Giovanni e Paolo, a traditional burial place of the doges.
See also
*
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 1474 ...
References
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1343 births
1423 deaths
14th-century Venetian people
15th-century Doges of Venice
Christians of the Battle of Nicopolis
Tommaso Tommaso is an Italian given name. It has also been used as a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name A
* Tommaso Acquaviva d'Aragona (1600–1672), Roman Catholic prelate
* Tommaso Aldrovandini (1653–1736), Italian painter of ...
Dukes of Crete
Burials at Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice