He was 69 years old (born 21 November 1710) and had been ambassador in Vienna (1764-1768) and later bailo in Constantinople (1769-1773).
A man of culture, he had translated Plato into Venetian.
Politically, he was a reformer, but once he became doge he sided against the innovators.
On 30 April 1780, he made a speech in favour of a new moderate party: no gavemo forze, non terrestri, non maritime, non alleanze, vivemo a sorte e per accidente e vivemo col sola idea della prudenza del Governo della Repubblica. Given this position, he always refused to m
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