Giovanni Mocenigo

Giovanni Mocenigo
Portrait of Giovanni Mocenigo, by Gentile Bellini
Doge of Venice
In office
1478–1485
Preceded byAndrea Vendramin
Succeeded byMarco Barbarigo
Personal details
Born1408
Venice, Republic of Venice
Died4 November 1485
Venice, Republic of Venice

Giovanni di Mocenigo (1408 – November 4, 1485) was doge of Venice from 1478 to 1485. He fought at sea against the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II and on land against Ercole I d'Este, duke of Ferrara, from whom he recaptured Rovigo and the Polesine. He was interred in the Basilica di Santi Giovanni e Paolo, a traditional burial place of the doges. His dogaressa was Taddea Michiel (d. 1479), who was to be the last dogaressa to be crowned in Venice until Zilia Dandolo in 1557, almost a century later.[1][2] His brother, Pietro Mocenigo, served as Doge before him, in 1474–1476.

  1. ^ Staley, Edgcumbe: The dogaressas of Venice : The wives of the doges. London : T. W. Laurie
  2. ^ "The Truth About Giordano Bruno". NCR. Retrieved 2020-09-12.

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