The House of Mocenigo (Venetian pronunciation: [motʃeˈniɡo], Italian pronunciation: [motʃeˈniːɡo]) was a Venetian noble family of Lombard origin. Many of its members were doges, statesmen, and soldiers.
Notable members
- Tommaso Mocenigo (1343–1423), doge from 1414 to 1423
- Pietro Mocenigo, doge from 1474 to 1476
- Giovanni Mocenigo, doge from 1478 to 1485
- Filippo Mocenigo, Archbishop of Nicosia from 1560 to 1586
- Luigi Mocenigo (Alvise I Mocenigo), doge from 1570 to 1577
- Giovanni Zuane Mocenigo (1531–1598), accused Giordano Bruno of blasphemy and heresy.
- Tommaso Alvise Mocenigo (1583–1654), Capitano Generale da Mar, (admiral) of the Venetian fleet 1648–1651, and again 1653–1654, during the Cretan War (1645–1669) (Fifth Turkish–Venetian War), commanding during two crucial engagements.[1] He died in Venice soon after his last naval battle, and was memorialised in the church of San Lazzaro dei Mendicanti with a monument by sculptor Giuseppe Sardi (1624–1699)[2]
- Andrea Mocenigo (lived 15th–16th centuries), a senator of the republic and a historian
- Marco Antonio Mocenigo (lived in 16th century), bishop of Ceneda
- Lazzaro Mocenigo (1624–1657), admiral
- Luigi Mocenigo (Alvise II Mocenigo), doge from 1700 to 1709
- Sebastiano Mocenigo (Alvise III Mocenigo), doge from 1722 to 1732.
- Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo (Alvise IV Mocenigo), doge from 1763 to 1778
- Giovanni Mocenigo, ambassador of pope Clement XII in 18th Century
References
- Zago, Roberto (2011). "MOCENIGO, Alvise (detto Leonardo)". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (in Italian). Vol. 75. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- Amici per Pro Venzia; Swiss Foundation. "Monumento Mocenigo - Fondazione Pro Venezia". www.provenezia.ch (in Italian). Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- "Mocenigo (family)." Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition.