Bartolomeo Gradenigo
Bartolomeo Gradenigo | |
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 Bartolomeo Gradenigo by Paris Bordone | |
| 53rd Doge of Venice | |
| In office 7 November 1339 – 28 December 1342 | |
| Preceded by | Francesco Dandolo |
| Succeeded by | Andrea Dandolo |
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| Born | 1263 |
| Died | 28 December 1342 (aged 78–79) Republic of Venice |
| Resting place | St Mark's Basilica |
Bartolomeo Gradenigo (1263 – 28 December 1342) was the 53rd Doge of Venice from 7 November 1339 until his death.[1]
Born in Venice to an ancient noble family, he was a rich tradesman. Gradenigo devoted to politics very early in his life, acting as podestà of Ragusa and Capodistria, as well as procuratore in the capital. He also became soon renowned for his excessive love for luxury. He married three times and had six children. One of his spouses was Giustina Capello.[2]
His short reign was rather peaceful, apart from a revolt in
St. Nicholas, brought to the lagoon by a humble fisherman. After the storm had disappeared, the three saints gave the fisherman a ring, called "Ring of the Fisherman", which he gave to the doges and has since then been part of the ducal jewelry. Bartolomeo appears in the painting The Presentation of the Ring by Paris Bordone
which shows the fisherman presenting the ring to him.
Sources
- Claudio Rendina, I dogi di Venezia, Newton Compton, Rome, 1984.
References
- ^ "GRADENIGO, Bartolomeo in "Dizionario Biografico"". www.treccani.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2019-05-07. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
- ^ Staley, Edgcumbe: The dogaressas of Venice : The wives of the doges. London : T. W. Laurie
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