Antonio Venier

Antonio Veniers coat of arms

His grave in Venice.

Antonio Venier (* around 1330 ; † November 23, 1400 in Venice ) was the 62nd Doge of Venice . He ruled from 1382 to 1400. During his reign, the port of Chioggia , which was destroyed in the Chioggia War , was fortified again.

family

The Venians , which belonged to the new families, the case nuove , provided Antonio, Francesco and Sebastiano Venier, three doges, as well as 18 procurators and a number of admirals.

Life

Venier was obviously a candidate for embarrassment, as there was no agreement on a Corner, Gradenigo, Loredan, or Zen, all members of the old families. The news of his election reached him on the island of Crete, where he worked for the republic. When he arrived he was ceremoniously picked up at the Lido with the Bucintoro . According to contemporary information, his election was celebrated for a whole year with festivals, balls, regattas and bullfights.

In addition to the renovation of the port, he initiated various construction measures, such as the paving of St. Mark's Square .

In the Adriatic , Venice was able to maintain its rule over Scutari , Durazzo and Corfu against Turkish expansionist efforts and finally even concluded a peace that was advantageous for Venice. In northern Italy, on the other hand, the republic came under pressure from the Visconti , who had concluded an alliance with the Habsburgs against Venice and who were able to conquer Verona , Vicenza , Padua and other northern Italian cities one after another.

His last years were overshadowed by the problems of his son Alvise, who had been convicted of defamation against the wife of a patrician and whom he did not want to pardon even though he was sick in prison. Alvise died in prison and Venier fell into a depression from which he never recovered. He died on November 23, 1400.

His tomb is located above the portal of the Cappella del Rosario in the church of San Zanipolo , in the immediate vicinity of the tomb for the Dogaressa Agnese da Mosto and his daughter Ursula Venier.

literature

• Andrea Da Mosto : I dogi di Venezia , Florence 2003, ISBN 88-09-02881-3
• Mario Brunetti: Venier, Antonio , in: Dizionario biografico degli Italiani , 1937.

predecessor	Office	successor
Michele Morosini	Doge of Venice 1382–1400	Michele Steno