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He was 72 years old (born on the 3rd of February 1628) and very rich. He never spoke of women. He was a virgin. The War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714) broke out during his dogato, in which all the European powers were involved. The warring…

He was from Malamocco. From this moment on the doge, who had always surrounded himself with bishops and abbots, was flanked by two tribunes, elected annually; they were meant to help him in his duties, but in effect began to limit his powers. The…

Location included in the municipality of Cavallino-Treporti, Lio Piccolo is made up of a group of islets reachable by sea and by land thanks to some connecting roads. This small village has the power to bring back those who visit it back in time,…

Villa Erizzo has participated in the city's historical events with an important role determined by the notoriety and political and economic power of the families that have inhabited it. Its territorial position, central to the current urban fabric…

Apart from the wars against Zara, an untamed Dalmatian city, the recovery of Grado, occupied by the Patriarch of Aquileia, and the victory in Apulia over the Normans, the new doge did not face any major controversies. Having subdued Zadar, retaken…

He was 71 years old (born on the the 1st of January 1664) and belonged to the Pisani di Santo Stefano family, a cadet branch of the family of the same name. He had experienced all the stages of the Venetian cursus honorum: Savi agli ordini, advisor…

Among the most ancient noble families of Venice, she fled from Rome due to the invasion of the Goths, taking refuge in the lagoons in the fifth century, with many riches. A Michiel participated in the election of the first doge, Paolino Anafesto in…

San Polo is a very lively and interesting sestiere. The name of the sestiere derives from the ancient church dedicated to St Paul the Apostle, located in the largest square in Venice after St Mark's Square. Located right in the heart of the city,…

Di Malamocco, already a tribune under the doge of Giovanni Galbaio and married to a French noblewoman, had pro-Franco tendencies and was therefore elected: a reaction of the power groups hostile to the previous doge Giovanni Galbaio who was pro-…