Cristoforo Moro

Doge Cristoforo Moro (1390–1471)

Cristoforo Moro's coat of arms

Cristoforo Moro (* 1390 in Venice ; † November 10, 1471 ibid) was the 67th Doge of Venice . He ruled from 1462 to 1471.

family

The Moro family had lived in Venice since the mid-12th century. Cristoforo was the only doge that came out of the family.

Life

After completing his studies at the university, Moro held various state offices. He was ambassador to Popes Eugene IV and Nicholas V. In 1448 he was elected procurator of San Marco . In fulfillment of a vow he had the church of San Giobbe built, it was to be dedicated to the memory of Bernardine of Siena . Bernhard is said to have prophesied that one day he would be Doge of Venice. Moro was married but childless. He bequeathed his fortune to various charitable institutions and foundations, including the Church of San Giobbe.

Moros Dogat was shaped by the wars with the Turks. In 1463 Pope Pius II sent him a consecrated sword with the intention of integrating Venice into the anti-Turkish coalition . Venice's reaction was initially hesitant, as the republic, as always, took its economic interests into account.

In April 1463, 10 years after the conquest of Constantinople , Turkish troops occupied the Venetian fortress of Argos in Greece. The Latin Patriarch Cardinal Bessarion traveled to Venice to set up the republic in "defense of the faith"; H. to call for war against the Turks. In the same year, with the blessing of the Pope, a coalition was formed between Venice , Hungary and Albania, which were also threatened by Sultan Mehmet II's aggressive policy of conquest . Those involved succeeded in temporarily halting Turkish expansion, but the new limits had to be accepted by and large.

In 1469 the naval commander Niccolò Canal recaptured the city ​​of Enos opposite the Dardanelles , but failed to defend the island of Evia , one of the most important granaries in Venice. It was conquered by the Sultan with enormous Venetian losses .

The republic faced further difficulties from northern Italian cities, which showed a desire for Venetian land holdings, and from the French King Louis XI. who would have liked to expand France to include Lombardy .

Tomb

The tomb is located in the presbytery of San Giobbe. It is a grave in the ground covered with a marble slab.

literature

• Andrea da Mosto: I Dogi di Venezia. Giunti, Florence 1983, ISBN 88-09-02881-3 (EA Milan 1960).
• Helmut Dumler: Venice and the Doges. Artemis and Winkler, Düsseldorf 2001, ISBN 3-538-07116-0 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Elisabeth Cornides: Rose and Sword in the Papal Ceremony. From the beginning to the pontificate of Gregory XIII. (Vienna dissertations from the field of history; 9). Geyer, Vienna 1967, pp. 95/96.

predecessor	Office	successor
Pasquale Malipiero	Doge of Venice 1462–1471	Niccolò Tron