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Francesco Morosini
Doge of Venice
(1618-94)
Positions Held
Superintendent of Friuli, 1663[M3BX]
Podestà of Padua, 1660[M3BX]
Capitano general da Mar, 1657-60, 1684-89, 1693[M3BX]
Provveditore delle Armi in Candia, 1655-57[M3BX]
Provveditore d'Armata, 1652-55[M3BX]
Capitano in Golfo, 1647[M3BX]
Biographical
Forced to surrender Candia during its siege by the Ottomans, 1667, he
was made to stand trial but was acquitted.[M3BX]
Victorious against the Ottomans in Morea and Athens, 1687, he laid the
Parthenon to ruins with a single cannon ball (it was being used as a powder
magazine by the Ottomans) and looted sculptures including the two lions
which are still standing at the door of the Venetian Arsenal today.[M3BX]
Granted the title of 'Peloponnesiacus', 1684.[J92]
Place of birth: Venice[M3BX]
Place of death: Nauplia[M3BX] |
