Marco Foscarini (February 4, 1696 in
Venice
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– March 31, 1763 in Venice) was a Venetian poet, writer and statesman who served as the 117th
Doge of Venice
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from May 31, 1762 until his death. He studied in his youth in
Bologna
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, and was active as a
diplomat, serving as
ambassador to the
Holy See
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and to
Savoy; he also served as the
Procurator of St Mark's for a time. He was succeeded as Doge 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 ...
.
''Liceo classico Marco Foscarini'', a school in Venice, was named after him to honour his ''History of Venetian literature''.
1696 births
1763 deaths
Fellows of the Royal Society
18th-century Venetian people
18th-century Doges of Venice
Procurators of Saint Mark
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