Giovanni Dolfin
Giovanni Dolfin | |
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Doge of Venice | |
In office 1356–1361 | |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1303 |
Died | 12 July 1361 |
Giovanni Dolfin, also known as Giovanni Delfino or Delfin (c. 1303 – 12 July 1361), was the 57th Doge of Venice from his appointment on 13 August 1356 to his death in 1361.[1][2] Despite his value as a general, during his reign Venice lost Dalmatia. He was blinded in one eye after a wound received in battle.
Biography
He was born in Venice into one of the most ancient, noble and wealthy families of the city, as the son of Gregorio Delfin. The
In the war which had broken out under Dolfin's predecessor, Hungary under King
Doge Giovanni Dolfin died in 1361 and was buried in the Basilica di San Giovanni e Paolo, a traditional burial place of the doges. His funerary monument is still visible today, showing the coat of arms of the noble Dolfin family.
In fiction
The plot of Donna Leon's 2000 Detective Mystery novel Friends in High Places, set in contemporary Venice, involves present-day (fictional) descendants of the Dolfin family, who are inordinately proud of their descent from the 14th-century doge (and who have little else to be proud of).
See also
References
- ISBN 9780241953044.
- ^ Bianchini, Gigliola (1991). "DOLFIN, Giovanni". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (in Italian). Vol. 40. Treccani.