Lorenzo Tiepolo | |
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 Grosso of Lorenzo Tiepolo | |
| Doge of Venice | |
| In office 1268–1275 | |
| Preceded by | Reniero Zeno |
| Succeeded by | Jacopo Contarini |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unknown |
| Died | 15 August 1275 |
| Parent(s) | Jacopo Tiepolo Maria Storlato |
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Lorenzo Tiepolo (died 15 August 1275) wasdoge of theRepublic of Venice from 1268 until his death.[1]
Born in Venice, Lorenzo Tiepolo was the son of DogeJacopo Tiepolo. Tiepolo demonstrated skill as a commander when, during theWar of Saint Sabas withGenoa, he defeated the Genoese at theBattle of Acre in 1258. He served also as apodestà ofFano.
In 1262, he took part in the peace negotiation between Venice and PrinceWilliam of Villehardouin, whose vassal he was for the islands ofSkopelos andSkyros,[2] in the aftermath of theWar of the Euboeote Succession.[3][4]
In 1268, after the death ofReniero Zeno, Lorenzo was elected doge on 23 July of that year, with 25 votes out of 41. Although beloved by the population, he attracted the hostility of the Venetian nobility for hisnepotism towards his sons. The position ofCancellier Grande ("Great Chancellor") was therefore created to thwart such behaviour.[5]
In 1270, apeace treaty was signed with Genoa atCremona, confirming the Venetian predominance in theAdriatic Sea; however, in that same year a war broke out between Venice and a league of Italian cities includingBologna,Treviso,Verona,Mantua,Ferrara, Cremona,Recanati, andAncona due to commercial disputes. After an initial setback in 1271, the Venetians were able to regain the upper hand and the terms of peace were favourable to Venice.
Under hisdogado, in 1273,Marco Polo began his journey toChina. He did not return until 1295.
Tiepolo died in Venice in 1275 and was buried with his father in theDominican church ofSan Zanipolo.
His first wife was, according to conflicting traditions, "either the daughter of the King ofRomania or of Bohemund of Brienne, ruler ofRascia".[6] Probably widowed, he married before 1262 his second wife, Marchesina Ghisi, daughter ofGeremia Ghisi.[7][8]
He had two sons from his second marriage, Giacomo and Pietro.[9]
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