Sebastiano Venier
| Sebastiano Venier | |
|---|---|
 Sebastiano Venier at the Battle of Lepanto. Painting byTintoretto | |
| Doge of Venice | |
| Reign | 1577 – 1578 |
| Predecessor | Alvise I Mocenigo |
| Successor | Nicolò da Ponte |
| Born | 1496 Venice |
| Died | 3 March1578 Venice |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Cecilia Contarini |
| Father | Mo sắc Venier |
| Mother | Elena Donà |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Sebastiano Venier(orVeniero) (c. 1496 – 3 March 1578) wasDoge of Venicefrom 11 June 1577 to 3 March 1578. He is best remembered in his role as theVenetianadmiral at theBattle of Lepanto.
Biography
[edit]Venier was born inVenicearound 1496. He was a son of Moi sắc (Mo sắc ) Venier and Elena Donà,[1]and a nephew ofZuan Francesco Venier, Co-Lord of Cerigo.[2][better source needed]He was a paternal grandson of Moisé Venier (ca. 1412 - ca. 1476).[3]He was the great-great-great-grandson ofPietro Venier, Governor of Cerigo.[4]
He worked as alawyerfrom a very early age, though without holding formal qualifications, and subsequently was an administrator for the government of theRepublic of Venice.In 1570 he wasprocurator of St Mark'sand, in the December of the same year,capitano generale da Marof the Venetian fleet in thenew waragainst theOttoman Turks,substitutingGirolamo Zane.[5]
He was the commander of the Venetian contingent atBattle of Lepanto(7 October 1571), in which theChristian Leaguedecisively defeated the Turks. After the peace he returned to Venice as a very popular figure, and in 1577, at the age of 81, he was unanimously elected Doge.[1]
He was married toCecilia Contarini,who bore him a daughter, Elena Venier. He also had two illegitimate sons, Filippo and Marco.[6][7]Venier later provided Filippo with abeneficeand Marco, who became a functionary of the chancellery, with a post inDalmatia.[8][5]
Sebastiano Venier died on 3 March 1578.[5]
He was interred in theSanta Maria degli AngeliofMurano,instead of the family's tomb, as he had expressed in 1568 in his will. However, in 1907 his remains were moved in theBasilica di San Giovanni e Paolo,a traditional burial place of the doges.[5]
Relations
[edit]There is a possibility that he was a first cousin once removed of Cecilia Venier-Baffo, known asNurbanu Sultanafter her conversion to Islam, daughter of his first cousinNicolò Venier, Lord of Paros.[9]She was abducted during theOttoman–Venetian War (1537–1540)and sent to the Ottoman SultanSuleiman the Magnificent[2]in order to counter the ascension ofRoxelana.She became eventually the wife of his sonSelim IIand the mother ofMurad III,from whom descend all succeeding Sultans.[10]
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Coat of arms of Sebastiano Venier -
The Victors of Lepanto (from left:John of Austria,Marcantonio Colonna,Sebastiano Venier) -
Votive Portrait of Doge Sebastiano Venier by Veronese -
Funeral effigy in theBasilica di San Giovanni e Paolo
References
[edit]- ^abBrunetti, Mario."VENIER, Sebastiano".Enciclopedia Italiana.Archived fromthe originalon 22 August 2021.Retrieved23 August2021.
- ^abAncestry of Sultana Nur-Banu (Cecilia Venier-Baffo)
- ^Mihail-Dimitri Sturdza,Dictionnaire Historique et Généalogique des Grandes Familles de Grèce, d'Albanie et de Constantinople,Paris: Sturdza, 1983, p. 446
- ^Mihail-Dimitri Sturdza,Dictionnaire Historique et Généalogique des Grandes Familles de Grèce, d'Albanie et de Constantinople,Paris: Sturdza, 1983, p. 445
- ^abcdGullino, Giuseppe."VENIER, Sebastiano".Enciclopedia Italiana.Archived fromthe originalon 23 August 2021.Retrieved23 August2021.
- ^Arturo Segre (1899)."MOLMENTI POMPEO, Sebastiano Veniero e la battaglia di Lepanto. Firenze, Barbera, 1899".Rivista storica italiana.Vol. 16. Edizioni scientifiche italiane. p. 39.
- ^Molmento, Pompei.Sebastiano Veniero E La Battaglia Di Lepanto: Studio.Nabu Press. pp. 9–10.ISBN978-1-276-12354-9.
- ^Zorzi, Alvise (1990).La vita quotidiana a Venezia nel secolo di Tiziano Part 3, Volume 10.Rizzoli.p. 115.ISBN978-88-17-16755-0.
- ^Brusegan, Marcello (2006).I personaggi che hanno fatto grande Venezia artisti, letterati, scienziati e avventurieri: le storie e i protagonisti di una delle città più affascinanti del mondo.Newton Compton.p. 419.ISBN978-88-541-0684-0.
- ^A. D. Alderson,The structure of the Ottoman dynasty,Oxford: Clarendon, 1956, Table XXXI et seq., for details.
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