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Francesco Donà
Francesco Donato ( 1468 – 23 May 1553) was a member of the Donato family of Venice. He was the 79th Doge of Venice from 1545 to 1553. He was married to Giovanna Da Mula and Alicia Giustiniani. Donato served as ambassador to Spain in 1504, to England in 1509, and to Florence in 1512. He maintained Venice's neutrality in the war between Charles V and Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, and contributed to the peace treaty with Soliman Soliman an alternative to may refer to: * Soliman (surname), including a list of people with the name * Soliman Kenawy, Egyptian journalist * Soliman, Tunisia, a place See also * Suleiman, a name, including a list of variants * Solomon (disambigua .... Elected Doge at the age of 77, he remained in office until his death in 1553. References 16th-century Doges of Venice 15th-century Italian nobility 1553 deaths 1460s births {{Italy-noble-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Teniers The Younger
David Teniers the Younger or David Teniers II (bapt. 15 December 1610 – 25 April 1690) was a Flemish Baroque painter, printmaker, draughtsman, miniaturist painter, staffage painter, copyist and art curator. He was an extremely versatile artist known for his prolific output.Teniers the Younger, David at the National Gallery of Art He was an innovator in a wide range of genres such as history painting, genre painting, landscape painting, portrait and still life. He is now best remembered as the leading Flemish genre painter of his day.David Teniers (II) at the Netherlands Institute for Art History Teniers is particularly known for develo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doge Of Venice
The Doge of Venice ( ) – in Italian, was the doge or highest role of authority within the Republic of Venice (697–1797). The word derives from the Latin , meaning 'leader', and Venetian Italian dialect for 'duke', highest official of the republic of Venice for over 1,000 years. In standard Italian, the cognate is '' duce'' ( , ), one of National Fascist Party leader Benito Mussolini's titles. Originally referring to any military leader, it became in the Late Roman Empire the title for a leader of an expeditionary force formed by detachments () from the frontier army (), separate from, but subject to, the governor of a province, authorized to conduct operations beyond provincial boundaries. The Doge of Venice acted as both the head of state and head of the Venetian oligarchy. Doges were elected for life through a complex voting process. History The office and title of doge, in relation to Venetia (region) and Venice (city), emerged from older ducal offices (lat. D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pietro Lando
Pietro Lando was the Doge of Venice from 1538 to 1545. He had a distinguished career as Captain General of the Sea, but was forced to sign a humiliating peace treaty with Suleiman the Magnificent, Suleiman I in 1540, ceding Venice's last possessions in the Peloponnese to the Ottoman Empire. He was married to Maria Pasqualigo. Biography Youth Pietro Lando, son of Giovanni and Stella Foscari, devoted himself in his youth first to the study of Plato but then, like almost all the young Venetian nobles of his time, to trade in the East, without however getting rich. Back in Venice he devoted himself to forensic art and then traveled a lot, excelling in the art of government and administration since he was repeatedly called to hold city rectories and became several times ambassador of his homeland. He married Maria Pasqualigo, he had two children. Pietro Lando was a descendant of Sgouros Spata, Skurra Bua Shpata. Prison Having obtained numerous administrative assignments, Pietro La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
