Bartolomeo Gradenigo (Doge)
Bartolomeo Gradenigo (* 1263 in Venice ; † December 28, 1342 there ) was the 53rd Doge of Venice . He ruled from 1339 to 1342.
family
The family name is likely derived from the city of Grado on the Gulf of Venice, possibly the place of origin of the family, whose name has been linked to the history of Venice almost from the beginning.
Three doges emerged from the Gradenigo family, besides Bartolomeo the 49th Doge Pietro Gradenigo and the 56th Doge Giovanni Gradenigo . Three women from the family were married to Dogen, two had the title Dogaressa : Aluica Gradenigo, married to Marino Faliero and Regina Gradenigo, who was married to Andrea Vendramin .
Life
Bartolomeo Gradenigo was the son of the Duke of Candia (Crete) , Angelo da San Lio, but had taken the name of an uncle on his mother's side. During his political career in the service of the republic , he was procurator and Podestà of Ragusa and Capodistria . His first marriage was to a woman from the Cappello family, with whom he had six sons, and his third marriage to a sister of his competitor and later successor in office, Andrea Dandolo .
Gradenigo used his office to provide his large family with as many lucrative offices as possible. In addition, Doge, Dogaressa and their families tried with success to profit as much as possible from the town's trade in goods.
In 1340 Venice was hit by a catastrophic flood. According to legend, the city could only be saved from destruction through the intervention of its three patrons, Saints Mark, Nicholas and George. The three saints had got into a fisherman's boat, had calmed the raging sea and then had the fisherman bring them to their respective places on the Lido , on San Giorgio Maggiore and on St. Mark's Square . The last of the saints presented the fisherman with a gold ring with the instruction to hand it over to the Doge.
Gradenigo died on December 28, 1342 and was buried in the atrium of San Marco . Its Gothic sarcophagus is in the narthex of the basilica. The front of the sarcophagus shows a Madonna and Child and Saints Mark and Bartolemeus, and a tiny figure of the doge kneeling.
photos
- Paris Bordone : A fisherman presents the Doge with the Ring of St. Mark, around 1535, canvas, 370 × 301 cm, Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice
- Antonio Gai: Bust of the Doge, Museo Correr , Venice
literature
- Andrea Da Mosto : I dogi di Venezia. Florence 2003, ISBN 88-09-02881-3 .
- Claudio Rendina: I dogi. Storia e segreti. Rome 1984, ISBN 88-8289-656-0 .
- Helmut Dumler: Venice and the Doges. Düsseldorf 2001.
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predecessor | Office | successor |
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Francesco Dandolo |
Doge of Venice 1339–1342 |
Andrea Dandolo |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Gradenigo, Bartolomeo |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | venetian doge |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1263 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Venice |
DATE OF DEATH | December 28, 1342 |
Place of death | Venice |