Carlo Ruzzini
Carlo Ruzzini (born November 11, 1653 in Venice ; † January 5, 1735 there ) was the 113th Doge of Venice . He ruled from 1732 to 1735.
Life
Carlo Ruzzini was born as the third son of the procurator Marco Ruzzini and his wife Caterina Zeno di Gianantonio, who in addition to him had four sons and four daughters. He received careful training at a school run by the Somascher order, and was initially a member and later Savio of the order.
From the beginning of his political career he devoted himself to diplomacy. He represented the interests of the republic at the courts of France, England, Belgium and the Netherlands as well as with the German Kaiser at the Viennese court and was a special ambassador in Madrid and at the Sublime Porte , where he pleaded in vain for a peaceful solution to the conflict with the Ottoman Empire . He was a delegate at the negotiations and peace agreements in Karlowitz , Utrecht and Passarowitz .
Ruzzini, who had enjoyed a humanistic education, owned a large collection of paintings and a considerable collection of coins , medals , gems and curiosities in his palace in addition to a library, which were popular in the cabinets of the time. He was not married and had no children.
The Doge's Office
He was elected on June 2, 1732 in the first ballot - despite his old age and frailty - because of his high reputation and his services to the republic. His term of office was short of events, Venice experienced a peaceful time. The last of the many reliquary translations to Venice took place: the bones of the canonized Doge Pietro Orseolo were transferred from Paris to Venice and received with great pomp in Venice.
Ruzzini died on January 5, 1735. He was buried in a floor grave in the Chapel of St. Teresa in the Scalzi Church . A slab of black marble with his name, his coat of arms and the corno ducale is reminiscent of the doge.
swell
- Benedetto Pasqualigo: Notia giornale storica della sedia ducale vacante per la morte del sereniss. principe DD Luigi Mocenigo Terzo, e della creazione del serenissimo principe DD Carlo Ruzini, Doge CXIII. di Venezia, ec. , Venice 1732. ( digitized version )
literature
- Claudio Rendina: I dogi. Storia e segreti. Roma 2003. ISBN 88-8289-656-0
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Alvise Mocenigo III. |
Doge of Venice 1732–1735 |
Alvise Pisani |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ruzzini, Carlo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | 113. Doge of Venice |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 11, 1653 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Venice |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 5, 1735 |
| Place of death | Venice |