Antonio Grimani | |
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_School_-_Doge_Antonio_Grimani_(1434%25E2%2580%25931523)_-_608980_-_National_Trust.jpg) Posthumous portrait of Grimani | |
| Lifetime Doge of the Most Serene Republic of Venice | |
| In office 1521–1523 | |
| Preceded by | Leonardo Loredan |
| Succeeded by | Andrea Gritti |
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| Born | 28 December 1434 |
| Died | 7 May 1523(1523-05-07) (aged 88) |
| Spouse | Caterina Loredan |
| Children | Domenico Grimani |
Antonio Grimani (28 December 1434 – 7 May 1523) was theDoge ofVenice from 1521 to 1523. He had previously served as commander of the Venetian navy.
He was born inVenice into a relatively poor, but nobleGrimani family and in his early years he worked as a tradesman, soon becoming one of the most important ones in the city. In 1494 he was createdcapitano generale da mar (sea commander-in-chief), a relatively easy task as he had to lead the Venetian operations along theAdriatic coast in a peaceful period. But when in 1499 anew war between Venice and theOttoman Empire broke out, his lack of experience led to the failure of theZonchio.
Grimani was threatened with the death penalty, but this was turned into a mild exile on the island ofCherso.[1] Soon, however, he fled taking refuge inRome in 1509.
Thanks to the intercession of his sons, he could return in Venice in 1509. His political ties soon gained him important administrative charges and created the basis for his future election asdoge (6 July 1521).
Aged by the time he assumed the throne, he led the Republic into theItalian War of 1521, the only ally ofFrancis I of France that did not abandon him. Following the French defeat at theBattle of Bicocca, however, he grew concerned about the course of the war; but he died in 1523, and it was left to his successor,Andrea Gritti, to achieve a settlement withCharles V, Holy Roman Emperor.
He was married toCaterina Loredan.[2] The doge's son,Domenico Grimani, who'd become a cardinal in 1493, survived him by just three months.
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