Ludovico Manin
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| Lodovico Manin | |
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Church of the Scalzi , Venice, Italy | |
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| Father | Lodovico Alvise Manin |
| Mother | Maria Basadonna |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Occupation | Merchant |
Lodovico Giovanni Manin (Italian:
Biography
Early life
Lodovico Manin was the eldest of five sons of Lodovico III Alvise (1695–1775) and Lucrezia Maria Basadonna, the great-granddaughter of
At 26 he was elected captain of
As the eldest son, he owned the Villa Manin di Passariano which was later inherited by his nephew, Lodovico Leonardo I (1771–1853). Lodovico Leonardo was the son of his brother Giovanni (1736–1774) and Caterina (Pesaro), the heiress of a wealthy noble Israelite family who claimed to descend from Cyrus the Great.
Doge
Lodovico was elected Doge of Venice on 9 March 1789, the same year that would see the start of the French Revolution a few months later, on the first ballot (the electoral assembly was composed of 41 members). His traditional coronation ceremony required him to throw coins to the Venetians, which cost more than 458,197 Lira, less than a quarter of which was paid from the funds of the Republic of Venice, the rest coming out of his own pocket. By the year 1792, he had allowed the once great Venetian merchant fleet to decline to a mere 309 merchantmen.
On 16 May French troops entered Piazza San Marco and the surrender contract was officially signed, submitting Venice to French rule.
Later life and death
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Following his abdication, Manin refused an offer to become the interim head of the municipality and withdrew from society. Manin resided in the Palazzo Dolfin Manin, reportedly refusing even to answer his door to friends. He returned the ducal insignia (principally the distinctive ducal crown known as the corno ducale) alongside the "Golden Book" that served as a register of the oligarchical families of Venice to the Piazza San Marco, where they were hidden by the new city authorities.
Due to health reasons, he was forced to walk outside frequently and was sometimes made the object of insults from former citizens. These accusers lamented Venice's changed fortunes and his decision to surrender to France. He wanted to end his days in a monastery, but this proved impossible.
Lodovico died in his villa of
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Work
- Lodovico Manin. Memorie del dogado, preface and notes by Attilio Sarfatti, Venice, 1886 (in Italian)
See also
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