Marco Cornaro [SEP] place of death
Marco Cornaro
Marco Cornaro (c. 1286 – 13 January 1368), also known as Marco Corner, was the 59th doge of Venice, ruling between 1365 and 1368. His brief reign saw the loss of Venetian territory to Genoa and the Ottoman Empire, though Venice was to enjoy economic growth during this time.
Biography.
The Cornaro family to which the future doge was born was one of Venice's oldest, its lineage traceable to the Romans. It was also one of the richest, having achieved this status
1323), Margrave of Bodonitsa
- Marco Cornaro (c.1286–1368), doge 1365-68
- Pietro Cornaro (died in 1387 or 1388), Lord of Argos and Nauplia from 1377
- Luigi Cornaro (c.1464–1566), who wrote treatises on dieting
- Giorgio Cornaro (1452–1527), brother of Caterina Cornaro
- Caterina Cornaro (1454–1510), Queen of Cyprus from 1474 to 1489
- Francesco Cornaro (1476–1543), Cardinal from 1527
- Marco Cornaro (1482–1524), cardinal from 1522