447:
268:, had been ongoing for ten years at this point, and these noblemen believed that a young, martial leader was needed, not a septuagenarian like Contarini. Yet, throughout the seventeenth century, Venetian electors repeatedly preferred to elect old men as Doge so that the Doge did not grow too powerful: it was feared that a younger, more martial Doge would be likely to expand his power base and move the Most Serene Republic in a more monarchical direction.
253:, the Doge was elected by a group of 41 electors, chosen basically at random. Unable to settle on one of the candidates, and dissatisfied with the selections available, a compromise was worked out, and, on the eighth ballot, cast on October 16, 1659, 40 votes were cast for Domenico Contarini, breaking the impasse, and recalling Contarini from his retirement.
276:
271:
Although he was surprised by his election, Contarini was happy to accept the post. He was popular with the people, who felt that he had never been overbearing during his public career. In spite of his advanced age, Contarini's reign as Doge lasted for sixteen years, and during that time he was able
197:, who opposed this. Contarini did not take part in this dispute, and had unkind words for both sides: he criticized the Cornaro faction for attempting to seize power without having the means to do so, and he criticized Zen for his fiery rhetoric, which Contarini saw as disruptive to the state.
303:
would never be taken. Thus, the
Venetian treasury was depleted, merchant families were ruined, thousands of Venetian men were killed, and yet the siege continued. Domenico Contarini was widely praised in these years for his poise, and the nobility of his spirit, in carrying on the fight.
327:
After the unpleasantness of the
Morosini trial (1670), Contarini found some happiness in his later years. Shortly after the ending of the war, Contarini's grandson Angelo (named after his late brother) married Elena Nani, and the young couple gave birth to a son, Giulio Felice, who was
146:. He had one older brother, Angelo, who was born in 1581, and who probably would have become Doge himself, but for his premature death. Domenico Contarini came from the branch of the Contarini family known as the "Ronzinetti", after a nickname given to his ancestor Maffeo Contarini.
229:. Angelo's death in 1657 appeared to sound the death knell for the family's ambitions: Domenico Contarini was over seventy years old, while his son, Giulio, was still too young to achieve high political office. It appeared that the work of a generation had been lost.
317:(appointed by Contarini in 1661, with his appointment renewed in 1667) was forced to sign terms of surrender. Morosini faced charges of cowardice on his return to Venice, but, after a brief trial, he was cleared of any wrongdoing.
248:
died suddenly on
September 30, 1659, with no obvious successor. There were no strong candidates, only three weaklings: Alvise Contarini, Andrea Pisani, and Lorenzo Dolfin. The electors were split. According to the custom of the
1398:
178:
Contarini led a quiet and relaxed life, but he did play a role in the life of the city. He regularly attended the environs of government, always seeking advancement for his elder brother.
324:
and some 30,000 lives. In return, it had cost the
Ottomans over 80,000 casualties and millions of ducats, all for a campaign that the Ottomans had thought would last only a few months.
335:
Little else of note happened during
Contarini's reign. After many years of war, Venice attempted to re-establish merchant routes and to balance its budget.
149:
As a second son, Domenico
Contarini did not initially have an active public life. His older brother Angelo was launched on a prestigious career through the
225:
In the meantime, it appeared that his family's ambitions had come to naught. His brother Angelo had stood for election as Doge in 1646, but lost out to
436:
1403:
200:
Although destined by birth to a secondary role, Contarini took naturally to the back rooms of power, and proved just as adept at attending the
28:
1408:
1110:
1176:
272:
to bring a measure of political stability to Venice after a period which had seen multiple Doges in a short period of time.
1360:
807:* deposed †executed or assassinated ‡ killed in battle ♦ abdicated
429:
338:
Contarini spent the last year and a half of his life bedridden, and finally died on
January 26, 1675, at the age of 89.
1393:
257:
1307:
1211:
650:
628:
422:
633:
617:
168:
1241:
204:
as he might have been as a
Senator. Nor was his public life totally non-existent: he was elected to the
1140:
1115:
185:, who sought to create a power bloc for the Cornaro family in Venice, and the other of which was led by
164:
1388:
1383:
1095:
936:
754:
678:
623:
480:
414:
351:
1277:
1272:
1191:
1181:
693:
688:
645:
485:
347:
214:
of the
Council, and in March 1655, he served as Vice-Doge for the period between the death of Doge
1256:
1246:
1186:
1054:
1014:
952:
749:
698:
683:
589:
456:
314:
250:
186:
182:
156:
97:
1130:
1029:
1343:
1336:
1297:
1251:
1231:
1216:
1161:
1125:
1120:
1044:
1008:
931:
839:
834:
721:
656:
406:
296:
72:
283:
In
Contarini's first decade as Doge, the war with the Ottoman Empire grew more intense. The
1236:
1196:
1171:
1135:
1100:
1090:
1070:
1039:
1003:
977:
972:
926:
905:
900:
895:
849:
844:
791:
786:
770:
743:
704:
639:
600:
595:
531:
512:
307:
In the end, however, Venice was no match for the Ottoman Empire. On September 6, 1669, the
201:
1302:
1221:
1206:
1201:
1156:
1075:
1049:
1034:
1019:
957:
890:
880:
710:
541:
396:
389:
284:
245:
226:
219:
215:
60:
1352:
1347:
1330:
1317:
1292:
1166:
1105:
1024:
982:
946:
941:
875:
854:
765:
759:
662:
546:
526:
450:
265:
210:
205:
194:
151:
127:
181:
In 1627–1628, Venice was bitterly divided into factions, one of which was led by Doge
27:
1377:
1287:
1282:
1080:
998:
967:
962:
796:
716:
577:
536:
1312:
1085:
921:
885:
870:
737:
309:
299:
and the beginning of Ottoman hegemony. The Senate of Venice therefore vowed that
583:
160:
490:
300:
288:
275:
139:
241:, Contarini retired to the Val Nogaredo to spend his final years in peace.
171:), and five daughters (Chiara, Maddalena, Laura, and two others who became
1356:
329:
292:
238:
143:
321:
123:
93:
274:
261:
130:, reigning from his election on October 16, 1659 until his death.
820:
563:
507:
469:
418:
1333:(1354–55) was convicted of treason, executed and condemned to
287:
had been ongoing from 1648, but many Venetians feared that if
256:
Many noblemen were furious at the election of Contarini. The
172:
126:, January 28, 1585 – Venice, January 26, 1675) was the 104th
167:(1611–1676) (who would eventually rise to the position of
1399:
Republic of Venice people of the Ottoman–Venetian Wars
320:
In all, the Cretan War cost Venice some 134 million
1265:
1149:
1063:
991:
914:
863:
827:
779:
730:
671:
610:
570:
103:
87:
82:
66:
54:
38:
18:
362:, Giunti Martello, Firenze 1983, pp. 400–406
159:, but Domenico had to make do with a marriage to
291:was lost, this would mean the end of Venetian
430:
8:
1334:
510:
817:
560:
504:
466:
437:
423:
415:
378:
26:
15:
366:Enciclopedia bibliografica degli italiani
138:Domenico Contarini was the son of Giulio
1346:(1423–57) was forced to abdicate by the
375:, Newton, Roma 1984, pp. 383 – 388
279:1666 coin depicting Domenico Contarini.
7:
1355:(1789–97) was forced to abdicate by
14:
445:
1361:Fall of the Republic of Venice
1:
1404:17th-century Italian nobility
822:Republican period (1148–1797)
368:, Vol.28, pp. 142 – 145.
1409:17th-century Doges of Venice
163:. The couple had one son,
1425:
471:Byzantine period (697–737)
346:This article was based on
260:, an attempt to recapture
1327:
816:
805:
559:
522:
503:
476:
465:
403:
394:
386:
381:
113:
78:
43:
34:
25:
651:Giovanni II Participazio
629:Giustiniano Participazio
233:Reign as Doge, 1659-1675
634:Giovanni I Participazio
618:Obelerio degli Antenori
565:Ducal period (742–1148)
352:Italian Knowledge (XXG)
169:procurator of San Marco
1335:
1242:Marcantonio Giustinian
511:
280:
258:Cretan War (1645–1669)
1227:Domenico II Contarini
278:
134:Background, 1585–1659
120:Domenico II Contarini
20:Domenico II Contarini
1096:Marcantonio Trivisan
937:Bartolomeo Gradenigo
755:Domenico I Contarini
679:Orso II Participazio
624:Agnello Participazio
481:Paolo Lucio Anafesto
218:and the election of
1278:Alvise III Mocenigo
1273:Giovanni II Cornaro
1182:Francesco Contarini
694:Pietro III Candiano
689:Pietro Participazio
646:Orso I Participazio
486:Marcello Tegalliano
1394:House of Contarini
1308:Alvise IV Mocenigo
1257:Alvise II Mocenigo
1247:Francesco Morosini
1187:Giovanni I Cornaro
1055:Agostino Barbarigo
1015:Pasquale Malipiero
953:Giovanni Gradenigo
750:Domenico Flabanico
699:Pietro IV Candiano
684:Pietro II Candiano
590:Domenico Monegario
382:Political offices
315:Francesco Morosini
281:
251:Republic of Venice
208:, even serving as
183:Giovanni I Cornaro
157:Republic of Venice
98:Republic of Venice
1371:
1370:
1367:
1366:
1344:Francesco Foscari
1337:damnatio memoriae
1298:Francesco Loredan
1252:Silvestro Valiero
1217:Bertuccio Valiero
1212:Francesco Cornaro
1162:Marcantonio Memmo
1126:Sebastiano Venier
1121:Alvise I Mocenigo
1045:Giovanni Mocenigo
1009:Francesco Foscari
932:Francesco Dandolo
840:Vitale II Michiel
835:Domenico Morosini
812:
811:
744:Pietro Centranico
722:Pietro II Orseolo
657:Pietro I Candiano
555:
554:
499:
498:
413:
412:
404:Succeeded by
371:Claudio Rendina,
360:I dogi di Venezia
358:Andrea Da Mosto,
297:Mediterranean Sea
117:
116:
1416:
1340:
1237:Alvise Contarini
1197:Francesco Erizzo
1192:Nicolò Contarini
1136:Pasquale Cicogna
1101:Francesco Venier
1091:Francesco Donato
1071:Leonardo Loredan
1040:Andrea Vendramin
1004:Tommaso Mocenigo
978:Michele Morosini
973:Andrea Contarini
927:Giovanni Soranzo
906:Pietro Gradenigo
901:Giovanni Dandolo
896:Jacopo Contarini
850:Orio Mastropiero
845:Sebastiano Ziani
818:
792:Domenico Michiel
787:Ordelafo Faliero
771:Vitale I Michiel
705:Pietro I Orseolo
640:Pietro Tradonico
601:Giovanni Galbaio
596:Maurizio Galbaio
561:
532:Felice Cornicola
516:
513:magistri militum
505:
467:
459:
453:
449:
448:
439:
432:
425:
416:
387:Preceded by
379:
202:Senate of Venice
165:Giulio Contarini
83:Personal details
69:
57:
48:
30:
16:
1424:
1423:
1419:
1418:
1417:
1415:
1414:
1413:
1374:
1373:
1372:
1363:
1359:leading to the
1350:
1341:
1323:
1303:Marco Foscarini
1261:
1222:Giovanni Pesaro
1207:Carlo Contarini
1202:Francesco Molin
1157:Leonardo Donato
1145:
1131:Nicolò da Ponte
1111:Girolamo Priuli
1076:Antonio Grimani
1059:
1050:Marco Barbarigo
1035:Pietro Mocenigo
1030:Nicolò Marcello
1020:Cristoforo Moro
987:
958:Giovanni Dolfin
910:
891:Lorenzo Tiepolo
881:Marino Morosini
859:
823:
808:
801:
775:
726:
711:Vitale Candiano
667:
606:
566:
551:
542:Jovian Ceparius
518:
495:
472:
461:
457:
451:
446:
443:
409:
400:
392:
390:Giovanni Pesaro
344:
285:Siege of Candia
246:Giovanni Pesaro
244:But then, Doge
235:
227:Francesco Molin
220:Carlo Contarini
216:Francesco Molin
136:
108:
107:26 January 1675
92:
91:28 January 1585
67:
61:Giovanni Pesaro
55:
49:
44:
21:
12:
11:
5:
1422:
1420:
1412:
1411:
1406:
1401:
1396:
1391:
1386:
1376:
1375:
1369:
1368:
1365:
1364:
1353:Ludovico Manin
1348:Council of Ten
1331:Marino Faliero
1328:
1325:
1324:
1322:
1321:
1318:Ludovico Manin
1315:
1310:
1305:
1300:
1295:
1293:Pietro Grimani
1290:
1285:
1280:
1275:
1269:
1267:
1263:
1262:
1260:
1259:
1254:
1249:
1244:
1239:
1234:
1232:Nicolò Sagredo
1229:
1224:
1219:
1214:
1209:
1204:
1199:
1194:
1189:
1184:
1179:
1177:Antonio Priuli
1174:
1169:
1167:Giovanni Bembo
1164:
1159:
1153:
1151:
1147:
1146:
1144:
1143:
1141:Marino Grimani
1138:
1133:
1128:
1123:
1118:
1116:Pietro Loredan
1113:
1108:
1106:Lorenzo Priuli
1103:
1098:
1093:
1088:
1083:
1078:
1073:
1067:
1065:
1061:
1060:
1058:
1057:
1052:
1047:
1042:
1037:
1032:
1027:
1022:
1017:
1012:
1006:
1001:
995:
993:
989:
988:
986:
985:
983:Antonio Venier
980:
975:
970:
965:
960:
955:
950:
947:Marino Faliero
944:
942:Andrea Dandolo
939:
934:
929:
924:
918:
916:
912:
911:
909:
908:
903:
898:
893:
888:
883:
878:
876:Jacopo Tiepolo
873:
867:
865:
861:
860:
858:
857:
855:Enrico Dandolo
852:
847:
842:
837:
831:
829:
825:
824:
821:
814:
813:
810:
809:
806:
803:
802:
800:
799:
794:
789:
783:
781:
777:
776:
774:
773:
768:
766:Vitale Faliero
763:
760:Domenico Selvo
757:
752:
747:
741:
734:
732:
728:
727:
725:
724:
719:
714:
708:
702:
696:
691:
686:
681:
675:
673:
669:
668:
666:
665:
663:Pietro Tribuno
660:
654:
648:
643:
637:
631:
626:
621:
614:
612:
608:
607:
605:
604:
598:
593:
587:
581:
574:
572:
568:
567:
564:
557:
556:
553:
552:
550:
549:
547:John Fabriacus
544:
539:
534:
529:
527:Domenico Leoni
523:
520:
519:
509:Regime of the
508:
501:
500:
497:
496:
494:
493:
488:
483:
477:
474:
473:
470:
463:
462:
444:
442:
441:
434:
427:
419:
411:
410:
407:Nicolò Sagredo
405:
402:
397:Doge of Venice
393:
388:
384:
383:
377:
376:
369:
363:
343:
340:
266:Ottoman Empire
234:
231:
206:Council of Ten
195:Council of Ten
152:cursus honorum
135:
132:
128:Doge of Venice
115:
114:
111:
110:
105:
101:
100:
89:
85:
84:
80:
79:
76:
75:
73:Nicolò Sagredo
70:
64:
63:
58:
52:
51:
41:
40:
39:Doge of Venice
36:
35:
32:
31:
23:
22:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1421:
1410:
1407:
1405:
1402:
1400:
1397:
1395:
1392:
1390:
1387:
1385:
1382:
1381:
1379:
1362:
1358:
1354:
1349:
1345:
1339:
1338:
1332:
1326:
1319:
1316:
1314:
1311:
1309:
1306:
1304:
1301:
1299:
1296:
1294:
1291:
1289:
1288:Alvise Pisani
1286:
1284:
1283:Carlo Ruzzini
1281:
1279:
1276:
1274:
1271:
1270:
1268:
1264:
1258:
1255:
1253:
1250:
1248:
1245:
1243:
1240:
1238:
1235:
1233:
1230:
1228:
1225:
1223:
1220:
1218:
1215:
1213:
1210:
1208:
1205:
1203:
1200:
1198:
1195:
1193:
1190:
1188:
1185:
1183:
1180:
1178:
1175:
1173:
1172:Nicolò Donato
1170:
1168:
1165:
1163:
1160:
1158:
1155:
1154:
1152:
1148:
1142:
1139:
1137:
1134:
1132:
1129:
1127:
1124:
1122:
1119:
1117:
1114:
1112:
1109:
1107:
1104:
1102:
1099:
1097:
1094:
1092:
1089:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1081:Andrea Gritti
1079:
1077:
1074:
1072:
1069:
1068:
1066:
1062:
1056:
1053:
1051:
1048:
1046:
1043:
1041:
1038:
1036:
1033:
1031:
1028:
1026:
1023:
1021:
1018:
1016:
1013:
1010:
1007:
1005:
1002:
1000:
999:Michele Steno
997:
996:
994:
990:
984:
981:
979:
976:
974:
971:
969:
968:Marco Cornaro
966:
964:
963:Lorenzo Celsi
961:
959:
956:
954:
951:
948:
945:
943:
940:
938:
935:
933:
930:
928:
925:
923:
920:
919:
917:
913:
907:
904:
902:
899:
897:
894:
892:
889:
887:
884:
882:
879:
877:
874:
872:
869:
868:
866:
862:
856:
853:
851:
848:
846:
843:
841:
838:
836:
833:
832:
830:
826:
819:
815:
804:
798:
797:Pietro Polani
795:
793:
790:
788:
785:
784:
782:
778:
772:
769:
767:
764:
761:
758:
756:
753:
751:
748:
745:
742:
739:
736:
735:
733:
729:
723:
720:
718:
717:Tribuno Memmo
715:
712:
709:
706:
703:
700:
697:
695:
692:
690:
687:
685:
682:
680:
677:
676:
674:
670:
664:
661:
658:
655:
652:
649:
647:
644:
641:
638:
635:
632:
630:
627:
625:
622:
619:
616:
615:
613:
609:
602:
599:
597:
594:
591:
588:
585:
584:Galla Lupanio
582:
579:
578:Teodato Ipato
576:
575:
573:
569:
562:
558:
548:
545:
543:
540:
538:
537:Teodato Ipato
535:
533:
530:
528:
525:
524:
521:
515:
514:
506:
502:
492:
489:
487:
484:
482:
479:
478:
475:
468:
464:
460:
454:
440:
435:
433:
428:
426:
421:
420:
417:
408:
399:
398:
391:
385:
380:
374:
370:
367:
364:
361:
357:
356:
355:
353:
349:
341:
339:
336:
333:
331:
325:
323:
318:
316:
312:
311:
305:
302:
298:
294:
290:
286:
277:
273:
269:
267:
263:
259:
254:
252:
247:
242:
240:
232:
230:
228:
223:
221:
217:
213:
212:
207:
203:
198:
196:
192:
189:, one of the
188:
184:
179:
176:
174:
170:
166:
162:
158:
154:
153:
147:
145:
142:and Lucrezia
141:
133:
131:
129:
125:
121:
112:
106:
102:
99:
95:
90:
86:
81:
77:
74:
71:
65:
62:
59:
53:
47:
42:
37:
33:
29:
24:
17:
1313:Paolo Renier
1266:18th century
1226:
1150:17th century
1086:Pietro Lando
1064:16th century
992:15th century
922:Marino Zorzi
915:14th century
886:Reniero Zeno
871:Pietro Ziani
864:13th century
828:12th century
780:12th century
738:Otto Orseolo
731:11th century
672:10th century
395:
372:
365:
359:
348:this article
345:
337:
334:
326:
319:
310:provveditore
308:
306:
282:
270:
255:
243:
236:
224:
209:
199:
190:
180:
177:
161:Pauline Tron
150:
148:
137:
119:
118:
68:Succeeded by
45:
1389:1675 deaths
1384:1585 births
1025:Nicolò Tron
611:9th century
571:8th century
313:of Candia,
187:Renier Zeno
56:Preceded by
1378:Categories
491:Orso Ipato
401:1659–1675
342:References
517:(738–742)
332:in 1671.
295:over the
264:from the
140:Contarini
50:1659–1675
46:In office
1357:Napoleon
330:baptized
293:hegemony
239:widower
193:of the
155:of the
144:Cornaro
458:Venice
373:I dogi
322:ducats
301:Candia
289:Candia
124:Venice
109:Venice
94:Venice
452:Doges
262:Crete
211:savio
191:Capi
173:nuns
104:Died
88:Born
455:of
350:on
175:).
1380::
1351:*
1342:*
1329:â€
620:*â€
354:.
237:A
222:.
96:,
1320:*
1011:*
949:â€
762:*
746:*
740:*
713:♦
707:♦
701:â€
659:‡
653:♦
642:â€
636:*
603:*
592:*
586:*
580:*
438:e
431:t
424:v
122:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
