Moro ( Italian: Moro ) is a noble patrician family of Venice , originally from Padua [1] .
| Moro | |
|---|---|
 The coat of arms is a shield, the upper gold part of which is decorated with three black figures, and in the lower part of which gold and azure stripes alternate. | |
| Period | V century - XVIII century |
| Cognates | Moro Lin |
| Homeland | Padua |
| Nationality |  Republic of Venice |
| Palaces | Ca'Garzoni Moro , Palazzo Moro Lin |
| Civil activity | Doge of Venice , Prosecutor of San Marco , Ambassador, Rector, Philosopher |
| Military activity | the general |
| Religious activity | Bishop, Patriarch Grado |
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Famous representatives
- 3 Palaces in Venice
- 4 In popular culture
- 5 notes
History
Legend has it that the family comes from Padua . Coming from the Albino Moro family, he was one of the founders of Venice in 424 .
The family was in the ranks of the first builders of buildings in Venice in 724 . Since 982, she already had influence in the city. Having been expelled from the Grand Council due to its closure in 1297 , the family entered there in 1388 thanks to the efforts of Francesco Moreau, coming from Negropont .
The family reached the greatest significance at the end of the 15th century with the election of Doge Cristoforo Moro ( 1462 - 1471 ) [1] .
From the sixteenth century, Moreau began to lose its political significance, still continuing to give light to cultural figures.
Then, the name Moro transformed into Moro-Lin (or Morolin) after the marriage of Gasparo Moro to Isabella Lin in 1748 .
Famous Representatives
The family gave the republic one doge, as well as the ambassadors, generals and prosecutors of San Marco , the bishop and patriarch Grado .
- Giovanni Moreau, Patriarch Grado in 1121 ;
- Simeone Moreau (died 1292 ), Bishop of Castello since 1291 ;
- Giacomo Moro, active politician during the war with Carraresi ( 1370 - 1380 );
- Antonio Moro ( 1350 - 1426 ), politician, prosecutor of San Marco, rector in Padua , Feltre , Bassano and Bologna [2] ;
- Pietro Moreau, was elevated to the rank of cardinal by Pope Gregory XII ;
- Damiano Moro, military officer, Army Conductor Poe in the war with Ferrara ( 1482 - 1484 );
- Cristoforo Moro ( 1390 - 1471 ), politician, 67th Venetian Doge , elected in 1462 [3] ;
- Giovanni Moreau (born 1406 ), politician, one of the first rectors on the mainland [4] ;
- Giovanni Moreau, Ambassador of Venice to the Holy See , was anointed by Pope Gregory XIV ;
- Giovanni Moreau, Duke of Candia ( 1538 );
- Gabrielle Moreau (died 1650 ), philosopher.
Palaces in Venice
- Palazzo Moro in San Bartolomeo
- Palazzo Moro Lin
- Palazzo Moro in San Barnaba
- Palazzo Moro Marcello
- Ca'Garzoni Moro
- Palazzo Moro (Santa Croce)
In popular culture
In the computer game Assassin's Creed II, there is the character Dante Moro, son of Cristoforo Moro and the bodyguard of the Doge Marco Barbarigo . According to the plot, the protagonist of the game assassin Ezio Auditore kills Marco and Dante [5] .