Nicolò Marcello
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Nicolò Marcello (around 1399 - December 1, 1474 ) was the 69th Doge of Venice from 1473 to 1474 . During his reign, the clashes with the Ottomans over Cyprus , Scutari and Friuli continued .
Life
Marcello had been involved in oriental trade before taking on various important positions in the service of the republic, including in Brescia , Verona and Udine . He was head of the Council of Ten , consigliere and 1466 procurator ( procuratore di supra ) .
Marcello was married to Bianca Barbarigo , sister of the Doges Marco and Agostino Barbarigo, his second marriage to Contarina Contarini , with whom he had a daughter.
The Doge's Office
In the election, he had prevailed against the later Doges Pietro Mocenigo and Andrea Vendramin . In his short reign he mainly devoted himself to the reorganization of state finances. A Venetian silver coin minted during this period was named after him, Marcello . In his will, he left a large part of his fortune for charity.
photos
- Titian : Doge Niccolò Marcello, around 1542, Pinacoteca Vaticana , Rome
- Bellini (attributed to): Portrait of Doge Niccolò Marcello, National Gallery , London
Tomb
His tomb was initially in the church of Santa Marina and was built in San Zanipolo after its destruction in 1818 . It is a work by Pietro Lombardo .
literature
- Andrea Da Mosto : I Dogi di Venezia. Giunti, Florence 1983, ISBN 88-09-02881-3 (repr. Of the Milan 1960 edition)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Niccolò Tron |
Doge of Venice 1473–1474 |
Pietro Mocenigo |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Marcello, Nicolò |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Marcello, Niccolò |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Doge of Venice |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1399 |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 1, 1474 |