Marcantonio Trevisan

Titian: Marcantonio Trevisan, 1554

Marcantonio Trevisan (* 1475 in Venice ; † May 31, 1554 ibid) was the 80th Doge of Venice from 1553 to 1554 .

family

The family has been on record in Venice since 1117, they belonged to the new families ( case nuove ). Marcantonio nevertheless belonged to a branch of the Trevisan that was only accepted into the Venetian nobility in 1381 - unlike, for example, the captain general Marchiò Trevisan, who had brought a holy blood relic from Constantinople in 1429, which was venerated in the Frari Church . A great uncle of Marcantonio was the Patriarch of Aquileja Alvise Trevisan.

Life

Marcantonio Trevisan's coat of arms

Trevisan, the oldest of five brothers, held important offices in the service of the republic. He was governor of Cyprus and Candia ( Crete ) and procurator ( procuratore de ultra ).

The Doge's Office

Trevisan was an extremely benevolent and pious person. This was evident - in addition to his commitment to the legal system and religion - also in his efforts to ban bad manners such as the popular nightly balls, theater performances and celebrations after midnight and to limit the lavish life of the nobility. His efforts to reform religious life and speed up the process of justice have not been successful, but he has been valued for his piety and integrity. Marcantonio Trevisan only served as doge for a year.

photos

Girolamo Campagna : The Doge Marcantonio Trevisan kneels in front of the cross of Golgotha, relief, San Francesco della Vigna , Venice
Titian : Portrait of the Doge. Stern Collection, Vienna
Titian (attributed to): Portrait of the Doge. Szeptmüveszeti Museum , Budapest
Tintoretto (attributed to): The body of Christ, shown by angels, is adored by the Doges Pietro Lando and Marcantonio Trevisan. Sala del Senato, Doge's Palace , Venice

Tomb

His tomb is in the Church of San Francesco della Vigna . It is a floor tomb that may have been made to a design by Sansovino .

literature

Andrea da Mosto: I Dogi di Venezia. Florence 1983.
Helmut Dumler: Venice and the Doges. Düsseldorf 2001.

Web links

Commons : Marcantonio Trevisan - Collection of images, videos and audio files

predecessor	Office	successor
Francesco Donà	Doge of Venice 1553 - 1554	Francesco Venier

personal data
SURNAME	Trevisan, Marcantonio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Doge of Venice
DATE OF BIRTH	1475
PLACE OF BIRTH	Venice
DATE OF DEATH	May 31, 1554
Place of death	Venice