Tiepolo, Lorenzo

Lorenzo Tiepolo ( Italian: Lorenzo Tièpolo ;?, Venice - August 15, 1275 , Venice ) - 46th Venetian Doge .

Lorenzo Tiepolo
ital. Lorenzo Tièpolo
Lorenzo Tiepolo
46th Venetian Doge 1268-1275
Predecessor	Reniero Zeno
Successor	Jacopo Contarini
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Coat of arms of Lorenzo Tiepolo.

Born in Venice in the family of Doge Jacopo Tiepolo . As an adult, with his father in power, he took an active part in the political life of the Republic .

Lorenzo Tiepolo also showed good qualities as a military leader, and when during the war of Saint Sava with Genoa he defeated the enemy at Acre in 1257 .

His second wife, Margarita, was the daughter of the ruler of the principality of Raska .

In 1268 , after the death of Doge Reniero Zeno , Lorenzo was the most logical candidate for the post of ruler of the republic. He was elected on July 23, 1268 by 25 votes out of 41. The choice of Lorenzo Tiepolo was met with great approval from the population, and foreign rulers were not happy about the appointment. A certain hostility was shown towards the Doge by noble families who did not like the protectionism of Tiepolo, shown to their sons.

In 1270 , after more than a decade of war, an important peace treaty was signed with the Republic of Genoa. The agreement was signed in Cremona and confirmed the Venetian domination in the Adriatic Sea (the actual end of this war occurred only in 1299 ).

However, in the same year, due to commercial claims, the war broke out again. The League of Italian cities opposed the Venetian Republic: Bologna , Treviso , Verona , Mantua , Ferrara , Cremona , Ancona and others.

After initial setbacks in 1271 , the Venetians turned the tide and entered into a peace agreement with favorable conditions.

Under the rule of Lorenzo Tiepolo, in 1273, Marco Polo went to China .

Tomb of Jacopo and Lorenzo Tiepolo

Tiepolo died in Venice on August 15, 1275 . The Doge’s Tomb is located in the Cathedral of Santi Giovanni e Paolo .