Pietro Loredan
Pietro Loredan (* around 1482 in Venice ; † May 3, 1570 ibid) was the 84th Doge of Venice from 1567 to 1570 . Under Pietro Loredan - nickname of the hunger duke - Venice's economic situation deteriorated dramatically, as was the military situation in the dispute with Sultan Selim II over Cyprus .
family
On his father's side, Pietro Loredan came from an important family in Venice, of which a branch with Leonardo Loredan had provided the 75th Doge. His mother, Isabella Barozzi, came from one of the oldest Venetian families.
Life
He was married to Lucrezia Cappello, with whom he had a son, Alvise Loredan.
He was mainly concerned with his trading business. Although he was Podestà of Verona , he rarely held any important offices in the republic. His election as Doge came as a surprise to him.
The Doge's Office
Loredan was elected to office at the age of 85 after no other candidate had been agreed in a long two-week conclave with a total of 76 ballots. In this precarious situation, his choice was obviously an embarrassing solution, as Loredan neither had a strong following in the Senate nor had any special qualities for the office.
In 1569 a fire broke out in the arsenal , which spread to the neighboring buildings and killed 2,000 people. In the same year five private banks had to declare bankruptcy. Because of the shortage of grain, bread had to be rationed.
In terms of foreign policy, the republic came under massive pressure from the Ottoman sultan , who demanded the surrender of Cyprus . Venice only succeeded with difficulty in bringing together a coalition against the Turks through hectic diplomatic activity. Finally, through the alliance of the Holy League, the loss of Cyprus could be averted once again.
photos
- Tintoretto (attributed to): Votive picture of Doge Pietro Loredan, Sala del Senato, Doge's Palace , Venice
- Tintoretto : Portrait of the Doge Pietro Loredan, 1567/70, Budapest
Tomb
His tomb in the cloister of San Giobbe was a simple floor tomb , covered with a stone slab. It is no longer preserved.
literature
- Andrea da Mosto: I Dogi di Venezia. Florence 1983.
- Helmut Dumler: Venice and the Doges. Düsseldorf 2001.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Gerolamo Priuli |
Doge of Venice 1567 - 1570 |
Alvise Mocenigo I. |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Loredan, Pietro |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hungry dog |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Doge of Venice |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1482 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Venice |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 3, 1570 |
| Place of death | Venice |