Vettore Cappello

Vettore Cappello
Funeral monument of Cappello kneeling before Saint Helena, Church of Sant'Elena, Venice
Born	c. 1400 Venice
Died	13 March 1467 Negroponte
Allegiance	Republic of Venice
Service/branch	Navy
Rank	Captain General of the Sea
Battles/wars	First Ottoman–Venetian War Battle of Patras (1466)
Spouse(s)	Lucia Querini
Children	Andrea, Lorenzo, Paolo, Alvise, Elena, Paolina
Member of the Savi agli Ordini
In office October 1439 – October 1440
In office October 1440 – March 1441
Captain of the Trade Envoy to Romania
In office 1443
Venetian Senator
In office August 1444 – March 1449
Member of the Council of Ten
In office 1447
Captain of the Gulf
In office March 1449 – May 1450
Occupation(s)	Merchant, politician
Years active	1420–1467
Parents	Giorgio (father) Coronea Lando (mother)

Vettore Cappello (Venetian: Vettor Cappello; c. 1400–1467) was a merchant, statesman and military commander of the Republic of Venice. After an early career as a merchant that gained him substantial wealth, he began his political career in 1439. His ascent to higher offices was rapid. He is chiefly remembered for his advocacy of a decisive policy against the Ottoman Empire, and his command of Venetian forces as Captain General of the Sea during the lead-up to and the first stages of the First Ottoman–Venetian War.