Andrea Gritti
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Doge of Venice (1455-1539)
Key facts
- Dogado
- 20 May 1523 – 28 December 1538
- Predecessor
- Antonio Grimani
- Successor
- Pietro Lando
- Born
- 17 April 1455, Bardolino , Republic of Venice
- Died
- 28 December 1538 (1538-12-28) (aged 83), Venice , Republic of Venice
- Burial
- San Francesco della Vigna , Castello, Venice
- Spouse
- Benedetta Vendramin
- Children
- Francesco, Alvise
- Dynasty
- Gritti family [ it ]
- Father
- Francesco Gritti
- Mother
- Vienna Zane
- Occupation
- Merchant , military officer , politician
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Republic of Venice
- Place of birth
- Bardolino
- Place of death
- Venice
- Child
- Lodovico Gritti
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Position held
- Doge of Venice
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Conflict
- War of the League of Cambrai
- Military rank
- general
- Image
- Vincenzo Catena 009.jpg
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- significant person
- Pietro Bembo
- date of birth
- 1455-04-17
- Commons category
- Andrea Gritti
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- bird
- date of death
- 1538-12-28
- place of burial
- Venice
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- name in native language
- Andrea Gritti
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Encyclopedic overview
Andrea Gritti (17 April 1455 – 28 December 1538) was the Doge of the Venetian Republic from 1523 to 1538, following a distinguished diplomatic and military career. He started out as a successful merchant in Constantinople and transitioned into the position of Bailo, a diplomatic role. He was arrested for espionage but was spared execution thanks to his good relationship with the Ottoman vizier. After being freed from imprisonment, he returned to Venice and began his political career. When the War of the League of Cambrai broke out, despite his lack of experience, he was given a leadership role in the Venetian military, where he excelled. After the war, he was elected doge, and he held that post until his death.
Coat of arms of Andrea Gritti
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