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Francesco Badoer (1507–1564)
Francesco Badoer (20 June 1507 – 19 October 1564) was a Venetian patrician, politician and diplomat. Badoer was the son of Giovanni Badoer and Marietta Marcello. He was born at Salò while his father was serving as ''provveditore'' there. He was elected '' savio agli ordini'' in 1533 and 1534. In 1535, he joined the Council of Forty. In 1538, in order to fund the war with Turkey, certain rich noblemen were offered seats in the Senate in return for a sum of money. Badoer bought his way into the Senate at this time, but the unpopularity of the measure meant that he did not use his senatorial title until he was elected in the normal way in 1550. In 1541–1542, Badoer was captain of Vicenza. On 24 May 1547, he was elected ambassador to the court of King Ferdinand I of Germany, while Alvise Mocenigo was elected ambassador to the Emperor Charles V. He arrived at the Diet of Augsburg on 4 April 1548. He reported on the diet and then followed Ferdinand to Vienna in June. He returned t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco Badoer (1512–1572)
Francesco Badoer (1512–1572) was Venetian nobleman and politician. Badoer was born at Venice on 5 September 1512, the son of Piero di Albertino.Luciano Alberti, ''Palladio e palladianesimo in Polesine'' (Associazione Culturale Minelliana di Rovigo, 1984), p. 50. He belonged to a minor branch of the Badoer family and was the second of three sons.Witold Rybczynski''The Perfect House: A Journey with Renaissance Master Andrea Palladio''(Scribner, 2003), pp. 175–176. In 1536, he married Lucietta Loredan. They had four sons and two daughters. In 1538, Lucietta's brother, Zorzi, died intestate. His vast inheritance was divided between his widow's two brothers and his two sisters' husbands. The division took a decade to resolve, but left Badoer in possession of 460 acres in the Polesine. In 1556, he hired Andrea Palladio to design for him a new house at Fratta. Construction on the Villa Badoer began in 1557. Badoer had an undistinguished public career. He was a member of the Duca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
