Alvise Mocenigo IV.

Alvise Giovanni Mocenigos

Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo or Alvise Mocenigo IV (born May 19, 1701 in Venice ; † December 31, 1778 ibid) was the 118th Doge of Venice from 1763 to 1778 .

During his reign, the republic's rapid decline, its loss of power within the European powers and the stagnation of its economy continued.

family

Alvise IV. Mocenigo was the last of a series of seven doges who came from the Mocenigo family. Before him were Tommaso Mocenigo (1414–1423), Pietro Mocenigo , Giovanni Mocenigo (1478–1485), Alvise Mocenigo I (1570–1577), Alvise Mocenigo II. (1700–1709) and Alvise Mocenigo III. (1722–1732) holder of this office.

Life

Alvise IV. Mocenigo youngest of four sons of Alvise III. Mocenigo called Marcantonio and the Paula Badoer. He was married to Pisana Cornèr , who died in 1769 during his dogat. The couple had six sons. Before his election, he was ambassador to France, Rome, Naples and Portugal. On April 19, 1763, he was unanimously elected Doge in the first ballot.

The Doge's Office

The funeral ceremony in front of San Zanipolo, Gabriele Bella († 1799), Art Gallery of the Querini Stampalia

With the beginning of the 1770s the economic situation of the republic became threatening. In order to stabilize the financial situation, anti-luxury laws were passed, which were largely ignored, they experimented with tax reform and looked for new trade contacts with the Maghreb, Russia and even America.

Domestically, there were financial and moral scandals, in which the Doge himself was involved, as the famous doge ring, with which the doge's marriage to the sea was celebrated every year, was found in the hand of a noble lady of bad repute.

The Doge died on December 31, 1778 and was buried in the Church of San Zanipolo .

literature

• Andrea Da Mosto : I dogi di Venezia. Florence 2003, ISBN 88-09-02881-3 .

predecessor	Office	successor
Marco Foscarini	Doge of Venice 1763–1778	Paolo Renier