Giovanni Gradenigo ( 1280 8 August 1356) was the 56th

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from 1355 until his death on 8 August 1356. During his reign,

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signed a peace treaty with

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Biography

Gradenigo was born in Venice. He was married to Adriana Borromeo and then to Marina Capello. Staley, Edgcumbe: The dogaressas of Venice : The wives of the doges. London : T. W. Laurie
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'' in

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, and

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. His recognized loyalty to the Venetian Republic probably helped him in being elected, as he came after the conjure which had led to the execution of his predecessor,

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. Two months after his election, the Venetians signed a peace treaty with Genoa, ending a long and unfavorable war. During his reign, measures were taken to improve the Republic's economic situation, but in 1356, they were again in war both on the mainland and in

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(which would end in the unfavorable

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under his successor,

Giovanni Dolfin Giovanni Dolfin ( 130312 July 1361), also known as Giovanni Delfino or Delfin, was the 57th Doge of Venice from 13 August 1356 until his death on 12 July 1361. Despite his value as a general, during his reign Venice lost Dalmatia. Biography H ...

). He died in August 1356.

References

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Venetian governors of Treviso