Giovanni II. Cornaro
Giovanni Corner , also called Giovanni Cornaro (* August 4, 1647 in Venice ; † August 12, 1722 there ) was the fourth and last Doge of Venice , who came from the Cornaro family . He was the 111th Doge of Venice .
Corner was the eldest of two sons of Federico Corner and Cornelia Contarini and brother of Cardinal Giorgio. He was also the grandson of Francesco Cornaro . His marriage to Laura Corner, a distant relative of an equally rich branch of the family, had four sons. Giovanni Corner's descendants died out with his great-grandson Piero Francesco in the male line. After holding various political offices - e. B. 1683 Senator , 1691 Governor of Brescia , Giovanni Cornaro was elected Doge of Venice in 1709. He was seen as inconspicuous and politically not very ambitious, which is why an agreement was reached on him as a compromise solution in a dispute between the Diedo and Pisani families .
During his tenure, the loss of Morea (the medieval name of the Peloponnese ) fell to the Turks .
The Doge's tomb is in the Cornaro family chapel in San Nicola da Tolentino .
literature
- Renzo Derosas: Corner, Giovanni. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 29: Cordier-Corvo. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1983.
- Andrea da Mosto: I Dogi di Venezia. Florence 1983, pp. 458-464 ISBN 88-09-02881-3
- Claudio Rendina: I dogi. Storia e segreti. Roma 2003, ISBN 88-8289-656-0
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Alvise Mocenigo II. |
Doge of Venice 1709 - 1722 |
Alvise Mocenigo III. |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cornaro, Giovanni II. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Corner, Giovanni |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | 111. Doge of Venice and the last of the Cornaro family |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th August 1647 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Venice |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 12, 1722 |
| Place of death | Venice |