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I Mocenigo Doge of Venice (1507-77) Honours Knight of the Holy Roman Empire[M3BV] Positions Held Savio all'Eresia[M3BV] Provveditore alle difese del Friuli, 1565, 1566[M3BV] Councillor for the sestiere of Dorsoduro, 1564[M3BV] Podestà of Padova, 1560-62[M3BV] Savio del Consiglio, 1560, 1562, 1565[M3BV] Ambassador to Rome, 1557[M3BV] Savio alle Acque, 1557[M3BV] Sopraprovveditore alla Sanità, 1556[M3BV] One of the Council of Ten, 1554, 1563[M3BV] Podestà of Crema, 1552[M3BV] Provveditore sopra le Fortezze, 1551[M3BV] Ambassador to the Emperor Charles V, 1546[M3BV] Savio di Terraferma, 1544, 1549-52, 1554, 1557[M3BV] Savio alle Decime, 1544[M3BV] Captain at Vicenza, 1539[M3BV] Savio agli Ordini, 1532-33, 1534-35[M3BV] Biographical During his rule, Cyprus fell to the Ottomans in 1570, but as part of the Holy League, Venice was victorious in the Battle of the Lepanto, 1571.[M3BV] He signed a peace treaty with the Ottomans.[M3BV] His rule also saw the fire at the ducal palace, 1574, and the arrival of the plague.[M3BV] Place of birth and death: Venice[M3BV] Place of burial: Church of Saints Giovanni and Paolo[M3BV] |
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