Marco Cornaro

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Coat of arms of the "Marco Corner"

Marco Corner , also called Marco Cornaro , (* around 1288 ; † 13 January 1368 ) was the 59th Doge of Venice from 1365 to 1368 . During his reign, Venice lost possessions to Genoa and the Ottomans .

family

The Corner belonged to the old families of Venice, their family tree traced back to the Romans. They were one of the richest families, and they had made their fortune mainly by lending money.

In the 17th and 18th centuries, the Corner provided three other rulers: the 96th Doge Giovanni I Cornaro , the 101st Doge Francesco Cornaro and the 111th Doge Giovanni II Cornaro ; they were all direct descendants of Marco Corner.

Life

Marco Corner had made a fortune trading with Egypt. He had had both a military and a political career in the service of the republic. He led the troops on the sea and on the mainland. He was ambassador to Pope Clement VI in the diplomatic service . and Emperor Charles IV and was a member of the Venetian delegation in Avignon in 1363 on the occasion of Urban V's election as Pope . He was active in the administration of cities of the Terraferma before he became Procurator of San Marco .

Marco Corner was instrumental in the discovery and suppression of the coup attempt by one of his predecessors, the 55th Doge Marino Faliero . After the discovery of the conspiracy, he led the official business of the Doge as a deputy. His first marriage was to Giovanna Scrovegni, daughter of Enrico Scrovegnis, the builder of the Scrovegni chapel from Padua , with whom he had a son and two daughters. In his second marriage he was married to a woman whose first name only Caterina is known and who did not come from the patriciate; a fact that made his election as Doge difficult.

The Doge's Office

Marco Corner was elected Doge in old age. Previously, he had prevailed against Giovanni Foscarini and his later successor Andrea Contarini . During Cornaro's reign, Venice lost the islands of Chios , Lesbos and Phokea to Genoa, which also challenged Venice's claims to Cyprus and the Crimea . As a construction measure, he arranged the construction of the lake facade of the Doge's Palace .

photos

  • Bust of Marco Corner. Capella Corner in the Church of San Niccolò da Tolentino, Venice

Tomb

His grave in San Zanipolo

The wall tomb is in the presbytery of San Zanipolo . His tomb is adorned with various sculptures, including a statue of a Madonna and Child by Nino Pisano imported from Florence .

Statues of Nino Pisano at the Corners Tomb

literature

Web links

  • Benjamin G. Kohl: The Indispensable Doge of Trecento Venice: The Career of Marco Corner , Rulers of Venice, 1332–1524: Governanti di Venezia, 1332–1524: interpretations, methods, database. ( online )

Remarks

  1. ↑ Linda Carroll, AngeloBeolco (il Ruzante) P. 9 (books.google.de)
predecessor Office successor
Lorenzo Celsi Doge of Venice
1365–1368 		Andrea Contarini
personal data
SURNAME Cornaro, Marco
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Corner, Marco
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Doge of Venice
DATE OF BIRTH around 1288
DATE OF DEATH January 13, 1368