He belonged to the Donà delle Rose branch and to the circle of new men, known as young men, who had entered the city government to revive the marriage with the sea that had made Venice great, developing trade with the Levant in every possible way while remaining in a strictly defensive position on land.
He was in every sense one of the greatest politicians of the Republic.
He was 70 years old (he was born on 12 February 1536), had studied philosophy, travelled extensively, had been bailo in Constantinople, procurator of S. Marco de citra since 26 July 1591, and as such,
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