Alvise II Mocenigo

Alvise Mocenigo II (* January 3, 1628, † May 6, 1709 ) was the 110th Doge of Venice. He reigned from 1700 to 1709. During the Spanish War of Succession, which erupted in the first year of his reign and was involved in almost all of Europe, Venice preserved strict neutrality.

Family

Alvise Mocenigo II came from an extended family, which provided a total of seven Doge Tommaso Mocenigo (1414-1423), Pietro Mocenigo (1574-1576), Giovanni Mocenigo (1478-1485), Alvise Mocenigo I., Alvise Mocenigo II, Alvise Mocenigo III. (1722-1732) and Alvise Mocenigo IV ( 1763-1778 ).

Life

He was born in one of the richest families of Venice, his mother Adriana came from the Grimani family, one of the so-called new families. He was also a great-nephew of Antonio Priuli. He can continue replication by successful trade with Constantinople Opel His considerable inherited wealth. After his entry into politics, he quickly became Senator, Savio Little Council, and consigliere of the Doge. Other offices were those of an administrator of the Morea, today Peloponnese and a podestà of Padua.

Mocenigo, whom his biographer Bigotto, a bigot, calling, stayed away from women who did not speak to them, remained a life long bachelor, and left no children. In his will he decreed that 4000 Measure should be read for his soul, and he left the church a corresponding donation.

The Dogenamt

Mocenigo was elected on 17 July 1700 in the first ballot with 40 votes and without significant opposition candidate for Doge. In this office he never succeeded to conquer the sympathy of the Venetians, though he days with feasts and fireworks celebrated his enthronement and generously distributed among the people of gold and silver Oselle.

The Republic of persecuted during the Spanish War of Succession, which determined the fate of Europe during his reign, their policy of neutrality, if you also suffered devastation of Terraferma during the passage of French and Spanish troops willy-nilly. Mocenigo himself had little influence on politics since the Dogenamt in the 18th century were associated only representative functions.

During the harsh winter of 1709, in which even the lagoon was frozen over, ill Mocenigo difficult. He could never recover from the disease and died in May 1709. He was in the Church of San Stae (San Eustachio ) buried.