Andrea Dandolo

Andrea Dandolo (* April 30, 1306; † September 7, 1354 ) was from 1343 to 1354 Doge of Venice.

Family

The Dandolo family played in the history of Venice from the 12th to the 15th century an important role. Documented evidence is from the 11th century, but it does not belong to the so-called old families (case vecchie ), that is to list those due to the foundation of the Doganats Venetian families. They made a total of four Doge: Save the Doge Andrea Dandolo Giovanni, Francesco Dandolo and Enrico Dandolo. Two women of the family were married to doges, Giovanna Dandolo with Pasqual Malipiero and Zilia Dandolo with Lorenzo Priuli.

Life

Andrea Dandolo had studied law at the University of Padua. Age of 22 he was procurator of San Marco, with 27 years Podestà of Trieste and with only 37, he was elected Doge. He was married to Francesca Morosini.

Dandolo, who was a friend of Petrarch, promoted the classic and contemporary literature. He wrote a chronicle of the Republic of Venice until 1280, of which the first three books have not survived. The work was continued by Rafaino de ' Caresini to 1388. Dandolo led a reorganization of the Venetian archives. In this context, two books were compiled, called Liber Liber albus and blancus where are the treaties of the Republic with Italian and compiled with oriental partners.

Tomb

Andrea Dandolo is the last Doge, who was buried in San Marco. His tomb is located in the baptistery of the church. The epitaph was written by Petrarch. The sarcophagus with the recumbent figure of the Doge is attached to the wall on brackets. Two squires keep the curtains of the canopy to the side, a motif that was often imitated in the sequence on tombs.