Nicolò Sagredo [SEP] place of death
Nicolò Sagredo
Nicolò Sagredo (8 December 1606 – 14 August 1676) was the 105th Doge of Venice, reigning from 6 February 1675 until his death less than two years later. Little of note occurred during his reign as Venice was still recovering from the Cretan War (1645–1669), which had ended in the reign of his predecessor.
Biography.
He was born in Venice, the son of Paola Foscari and Zaccaria Sagredo. Nicolò's career was initially hampered by his father's reputation as a coward. In
Giovanni Francesco Sagredo
Giovanni Francesco Sagredo (1571– 5 March 1620) was a Venetian mathematician and close friend of Galileo. He was also a friend and correspondent of English scientist William Gilbert. He is remembered today mainly because he appears as one of the figures in Galileo’s controversial work the "Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems" (1632).
Family background.
Sagredo was the fourth of six brothers born to Nicolò Sagredo, son of Bernardo of the S. Sofia branch of the family, and his